‘Short views’ on Fiji coups fail to answer key media questions

The first premier of the People’s Republic of China, Zhou Enlai (1949-1976), when asked about the impact of the late eighteenth century French Revolution, supposedly responded that it was too early to tell. Apocryphal or not, his ‘long view’ always needs to be borne in mind when trying to evaluate...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:afcd922898be43c1b58957c96658d25f2021-12-02T08:57:10Z‘Short views’ on Fiji coups fail to answer key media questions10.24135/pjr.v16i1.10201023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/afcd922898be43c1b58957c96658d25f2010-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1020https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 The first premier of the People’s Republic of China, Zhou Enlai (1949-1976), when asked about the impact of the late eighteenth century French Revolution, supposedly responded that it was too early to tell. Apocryphal or not, his ‘long view’ always needs to be borne in mind when trying to evaluate recent events, including the 2006 coup in Fiji. In the meantime however, ‘short views’ will continue to be made and this collection of essays by 24 contributors forms part of that process. The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji essays are also partisan, seking to affect what occurs in Fiji. The collection is framed largely around the spurious premise that there are only two defensible positions, either for or against the current military regime.  Scott MacWilliamAsia Pacific Networkarticlearmed conflictconflict reportingethnic conflictFiji coupspolitical journalismidentity politicsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2010)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic armed conflict
conflict reporting
ethnic conflict
Fiji coups
political journalism
identity politics
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle armed conflict
conflict reporting
ethnic conflict
Fiji coups
political journalism
identity politics
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Scott MacWilliam
‘Short views’ on Fiji coups fail to answer key media questions
description The first premier of the People’s Republic of China, Zhou Enlai (1949-1976), when asked about the impact of the late eighteenth century French Revolution, supposedly responded that it was too early to tell. Apocryphal or not, his ‘long view’ always needs to be borne in mind when trying to evaluate recent events, including the 2006 coup in Fiji. In the meantime however, ‘short views’ will continue to be made and this collection of essays by 24 contributors forms part of that process. The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji essays are also partisan, seking to affect what occurs in Fiji. The collection is framed largely around the spurious premise that there are only two defensible positions, either for or against the current military regime. 
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