Samoa’s media freedom climate: ‘Shining the light’

Media freedom has had a long, proud history in Samoa. Struggling against the odds, the country’s only daily newspaper, the Samoa Observer, founded in 1978, championed the free media cause under the leadership of its founder, publisher and inaugural editor, Gatoaitele Savea Sano Malifa.  Now, as Samo...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:562bae688f2d415cb9bec853bc8615322021-12-02T12:52:38ZSamoa’s media freedom climate: ‘Shining the light’10.24135/pjr.v23i2.3441023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/562bae688f2d415cb9bec853bc8615322017-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/344https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035Media freedom has had a long, proud history in Samoa. Struggling against the odds, the country’s only daily newspaper, the Samoa Observer, founded in 1978, championed the free media cause under the leadership of its founder, publisher and inaugural editor, Gatoaitele Savea Sano Malifa.  Now, as Samoa, enters into a new media generation, there is a pressing need for more training, better salaries, more women involved in media management, better technology facilities and more emphasis on media ethics and values in a Samoan context.Misa Vicky LepouAsia Pacific Networkarticledefamationethicsfreedom of expressionintimidationinvestigative journalismmedia freedomCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 23, Iss 2 (2017)
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topic defamation
ethics
freedom of expression
intimidation
investigative journalism
media freedom
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle defamation
ethics
freedom of expression
intimidation
investigative journalism
media freedom
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Misa Vicky Lepou
Samoa’s media freedom climate: ‘Shining the light’
description Media freedom has had a long, proud history in Samoa. Struggling against the odds, the country’s only daily newspaper, the Samoa Observer, founded in 1978, championed the free media cause under the leadership of its founder, publisher and inaugural editor, Gatoaitele Savea Sano Malifa.  Now, as Samoa, enters into a new media generation, there is a pressing need for more training, better salaries, more women involved in media management, better technology facilities and more emphasis on media ethics and values in a Samoan context.
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title Samoa’s media freedom climate: ‘Shining the light’
title_short Samoa’s media freedom climate: ‘Shining the light’
title_full Samoa’s media freedom climate: ‘Shining the light’
title_fullStr Samoa’s media freedom climate: ‘Shining the light’
title_full_unstemmed Samoa’s media freedom climate: ‘Shining the light’
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