Critical Fiji media studies defy climate of censorship

The special edition on ‘Media and Democracy in Fiji’ of Fijian Studies: A Journal of Contemporary Fiji is an engaging collection of articles of diverse quality presented in varying degrees of intellectual temperaments, some with political passion and unrestrained emotion, some with journalistic vig...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:877516a1f8674511a41b2d32e9689fb82021-12-02T10:15:51ZCritical Fiji media studies defy climate of censorship10.24135/pjr.v16i1.10221023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/877516a1f8674511a41b2d32e9689fb82009-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1022https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 The special edition on ‘Media and Democracy in Fiji’ of Fijian Studies: A Journal of Contemporary Fiji is an engaging collection of articles of diverse quality presented in varying degrees of intellectual temperaments, some with political passion and unrestrained emotion, some with journalistic vigour and some with serious scholastic zeal. A few articles are outstanding in terms of analytical depth and cutting edge approach while some are lacklustre and lack what it takes to be a journal article. Nevertheless, the intensity of discourse relating to the media in Fiji and the Pacific is enough to inspire one’s sense of appreciation of the role the media and journalists who operate in politically challenging environments like Fiji play. (The last such collection was ‘crisis in coverage’ published after the George Speight attempted coup, May, 2000). Steven RatuvaAsia Pacific NetworkarticlecensorshipdemocracyethicsFiji coupsmedia freedomfreedom of informationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2009)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic censorship
democracy
ethics
Fiji coups
media freedom
freedom of information
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle censorship
democracy
ethics
Fiji coups
media freedom
freedom of information
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Steven Ratuva
Critical Fiji media studies defy climate of censorship
description The special edition on ‘Media and Democracy in Fiji’ of Fijian Studies: A Journal of Contemporary Fiji is an engaging collection of articles of diverse quality presented in varying degrees of intellectual temperaments, some with political passion and unrestrained emotion, some with journalistic vigour and some with serious scholastic zeal. A few articles are outstanding in terms of analytical depth and cutting edge approach while some are lacklustre and lack what it takes to be a journal article. Nevertheless, the intensity of discourse relating to the media in Fiji and the Pacific is enough to inspire one’s sense of appreciation of the role the media and journalists who operate in politically challenging environments like Fiji play. (The last such collection was ‘crisis in coverage’ published after the George Speight attempted coup, May, 2000).
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