Investigative journalism: Challenges, perils, rewards in seven Pacific Island countries

This article appraises the general state of investigative journalism in seven Pacific Island countries—Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu—and asserts that the trend is not encouraging. Journalism in general, and investigative journalism in particular, has...

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Autor principal:	Shailendra Singh
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2012
Materias:	Backfiring effect Case studies Investigative journalism Regulations Self-regulation Whistleblowers Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:61d2fb326ff644b1966b7ec5582d55742021-12-02T11:51:22ZInvestigative journalism: Challenges, perils, rewards in seven Pacific Island countries10.24135/pjr.v18i1.2911023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/61d2fb326ff644b1966b7ec5582d55742012-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/291https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035This article appraises the general state of investigative journalism in seven Pacific Island countries—Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu—and asserts that the trend is not encouraging. Journalism in general, and investigative journalism in particular, has struggled due to harsher legislation as in military-ruled Fiji; beatings and harassment of journalists as in Vanuatu; and false charges and lawsuits targeting journalists and the major newspaper company in the Cook Islands. Corruption, tied to all the major political upheavals in the region since independence, is also discussed. Threats to investigative journalism, like the ‘backfiring effect’ and ‘anti-whistleblower’ law are examined, along with some investigative journalism success case studies.Shailendra SinghAsia Pacific NetworkarticleBackfiring effectCase studiesInvestigative journalismRegulationsSelf-regulationWhistleblowersCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2012)
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description	This article appraises the general state of investigative journalism in seven Pacific Island countries—Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu—and asserts that the trend is not encouraging. Journalism in general, and investigative journalism in particular, has struggled due to harsher legislation as in military-ruled Fiji; beatings and harassment of journalists as in Vanuatu; and false charges and lawsuits targeting journalists and the major newspaper company in the Cook Islands. Corruption, tied to all the major political upheavals in the region since independence, is also discussed. Threats to investigative journalism, like the ‘backfiring effect’ and ‘anti-whistleblower’ law are examined, along with some investigative journalism success case studies.
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Investigative journalism: Challenges, perils, rewards in seven Pacific Island countries

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