Pacific freedom of the press: Case studies in independent campus-based media models

South Pacific university-based journalism school publications were innovative newspaper publishers from 1975 onwards and among early pioneers of online publishing in the mid-1990s. Several publications have become established long-term with viable economic models and have had an impact on Oceania’s...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9244d19dffb9431c9b238adae2bd98172021-12-02T10:18:46ZPacific freedom of the press: Case studies in independent campus-based media models10.24135/pjr.v16i2.10371023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/9244d19dffb9431c9b238adae2bd98172010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1037https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 South Pacific university-based journalism school publications were innovative newspaper publishers from 1975 onwards and among early pioneers of online publishing in the mid-1990s. Several publications have become established long-term with viable economic models and have had an impact on Oceania’s regional independent publishing. All have been advocates of a free press and freedom of expression under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Among early trendsetters were Uni Tavur, Liklik Diwai in Papua New Guinea, and Wansolwara and Pacific Journalism Online in Fiji. Wansolwara and its online edition was also the flagbearer for independent publishing under the pressure of two coups d’état in 2000 and 2006 in Fiji. All newspapers have contended with censorship in various forms. Now Wansolwara has embarked on a publishing partnership with a leading post-coup Fiji daily newspaper. This article analyses the independent media published by communication studies educational programmes in Fiji and Papua New Guinea. It examines how a variety of niche publishing formula have boosted independent coverage and issues-based journalism on wide-ranging topics such as human rights, news media facing censorship and freedom of information. David RobieAsia Pacific Networkarticleacademic freedomcensorshipfreedom of informationhuman rightsindependent publishingUni TavurCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 16, Iss 2 (2010)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic academic freedom
censorship
freedom of information
human rights
independent publishing
Uni Tavur
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle academic freedom
censorship
freedom of information
human rights
independent publishing
Uni Tavur
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
David Robie
Pacific freedom of the press: Case studies in independent campus-based media models
description South Pacific university-based journalism school publications were innovative newspaper publishers from 1975 onwards and among early pioneers of online publishing in the mid-1990s. Several publications have become established long-term with viable economic models and have had an impact on Oceania’s regional independent publishing. All have been advocates of a free press and freedom of expression under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Among early trendsetters were Uni Tavur, Liklik Diwai in Papua New Guinea, and Wansolwara and Pacific Journalism Online in Fiji. Wansolwara and its online edition was also the flagbearer for independent publishing under the pressure of two coups d’état in 2000 and 2006 in Fiji. All newspapers have contended with censorship in various forms. Now Wansolwara has embarked on a publishing partnership with a leading post-coup Fiji daily newspaper. This article analyses the independent media published by communication studies educational programmes in Fiji and Papua New Guinea. It examines how a variety of niche publishing formula have boosted independent coverage and issues-based journalism on wide-ranging topics such as human rights, news media facing censorship and freedom of information.
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