The Pacific right to know in the Digital Age
Commentary: The explosion of mobile telephony in some islands of the South Pacific has literally connected our peoples to the rest of the world and opened up access to a wide variety of information. While there are some who view this expansion as a huge threat to the traditional media, the ongoing...
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oai:doaj.org-article:15fe7d8982d5425b9a75ca64a44ddb262021-12-02T12:05:45ZThe Pacific right to know in the Digital Age10.24135/pjr.v16i2.10331023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/15fe7d8982d5425b9a75ca64a44ddb262010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1033https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Commentary: The explosion of mobile telephony in some islands of the South Pacific has literally connected our peoples to the rest of the world and opened up access to a wide variety of information. While there are some who view this expansion as a huge threat to the traditional media, the ongoing development and expansion of this technology presents the traditional media with enormous opportunities to reach a wider audience at basically little cost. But of course there is also a financial cost to the consumer, which in the case of the South Pacific can be a significant issue. Francis HermanAsia Pacific Networkarticlemobile telephonyinformation technologymedia freedomfreedom of informationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 16, Iss 2 (2010) |
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Commentary: The explosion of mobile telephony in some islands of the South Pacific has literally connected our peoples to the rest of the world and opened up access to a wide variety of information. While there are some who view this expansion as a huge threat to the traditional media, the ongoing development and expansion of this technology presents the traditional media with enormous opportunities to reach a wider audience at basically little cost. But of course there is also a financial cost to the consumer, which in the case of the South Pacific can be a significant issue.
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