REVIEW: Noted: Human touch, revealing media insights into Speight’s coup

At 10.45am on the morning of 19 May 2000, Fiji’s Parliament was disrupted when six gunmen entered and demanded the government step down. This is how it happened: Mr Speaker: (Standing up) What is this? Stranger No. 1: This is a civil coup, hold tight, nobody move! Mr Speaker: Yes? Stranger N...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6ba0543343744b81895ef62d6fb623c12021-12-02T10:18:46ZREVIEW: Noted: Human touch, revealing media insights into Speight’s coup10.24135/pjr.v12i2.8761023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/6ba0543343744b81895ef62d6fb623c12006-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/876https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 At 10.45am on the morning of 19 May 2000, Fiji’s Parliament was disrupted when six gunmen entered and demanded the government step down. This is how it happened: Mr Speaker: (Standing up) What is this? Stranger No. 1: This is a civil coup, hold tight, nobody move! Mr Speaker: Yes? Stranger No. 1: This is a civil coup by the people, the taukei people and we ask you to please retire to your Chamber right now, Mr Speaker. Please co-operate so nobody will get hurt. (p. 18) This is an extract from Speight of Violence, a book which recalls the memories of the 2000 coup as seen through the eyes of three people—Dr Tupeni Baba, a Deputy Prime Minister in the hostage government, his wife Unaisi and journalist Michael Field. Christine GounderAsia Pacific NetworkarticleFiji coupsGeorge SpeightCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 12, Iss 2 (2006)
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topic Fiji coups
George Speight
Communication. Mass media
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Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
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George Speight
Communication. Mass media
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Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
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REVIEW: Noted: Human touch, revealing media insights into Speight’s coup
description At 10.45am on the morning of 19 May 2000, Fiji’s Parliament was disrupted when six gunmen entered and demanded the government step down. This is how it happened: Mr Speaker: (Standing up) What is this? Stranger No. 1: This is a civil coup, hold tight, nobody move! Mr Speaker: Yes? Stranger No. 1: This is a civil coup by the people, the taukei people and we ask you to please retire to your Chamber right now, Mr Speaker. Please co-operate so nobody will get hurt. (p. 18) This is an extract from Speight of Violence, a book which recalls the memories of the 2000 coup as seen through the eyes of three people—Dr Tupeni Baba, a Deputy Prime Minister in the hostage government, his wife Unaisi and journalist Michael Field.
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