The contempt case of the 'Tongan three'

Media commentators see the jailings of two Taimi 'o Tongajournalists and an MP whistleblower in Tonga as the most serious threat to media freedom in the South Pacific since the Fiji coups in 1987. But Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka sees the harsh move as a lesson for journalists. Other cr...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:978beadb65ac4df5bc69a712d69043492021-12-02T08:57:11ZThe contempt case of the 'Tongan three'10.24135/pjr.v3i2.5751023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/978beadb65ac4df5bc69a712d69043491996-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/575https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Media commentators see the jailings of two Taimi 'o Tongajournalists and an MP whistleblower in Tonga as the most serious threat to media freedom in the South Pacific since the Fiji coups in 1987. But Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka sees the harsh move as a lesson for journalists. Other critics regard the issue as one of a need for greater professionalism. David RobieAsia Pacific Networkarticlemedia freedomcensorshipfreedom of expressionfreedom of informationcultureimpeachmentCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 3, Iss 2 (1996)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic media freedom
censorship
freedom of expression
freedom of information
culture
impeachment
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle media freedom
censorship
freedom of expression
freedom of information
culture
impeachment
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
David Robie
The contempt case of the 'Tongan three'
description Media commentators see the jailings of two Taimi 'o Tongajournalists and an MP whistleblower in Tonga as the most serious threat to media freedom in the South Pacific since the Fiji coups in 1987. But Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka sees the harsh move as a lesson for journalists. Other critics regard the issue as one of a need for greater professionalism.
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