Watching this space, West Papua

COMMENTARY: President Joko Widodo’s announcement in May 2015 that Indonesia would allow foreign journalists to have access to West Papua was widely, but cautiously, welcomed. Some journalists decided to have another attempt at getting into this region, long cordoned off to outside access. The labyri...

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Autor principal:	Johnny Blades
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2016
Materias:	bureaucracy Indonesia journalism media freedom Melanesia Melanesian Spearhead Group Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b231e04314d047fdbe77a41971867b8d2021-12-02T08:26:27ZWatching this space, West Papua10.24135/pjr.v22i1.101023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/b231e04314d047fdbe77a41971867b8d2016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/10https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035COMMENTARY: President Joko Widodo’s announcement in May 2015 that Indonesia would allow foreign journalists to have access to West Papua was widely, but cautiously, welcomed. Some journalists decided to have another attempt at getting into this region, long cordoned off to outside access. The labyrinthine process of applying for a journalist visa was a warning that change does not happen overnight for West Papua media freedom. On the ground, it is a risky business for a journalist covering West Papua. Local independent journalists, especially, face regular threats. The attackers are empowered by the knowledge that there is no formal accountability processes over intimidation and the murder of journalists or media workers. However, there appears to be a genuine hope that President Jokowi’s term in office represents a small window of opportunity for improvement for Papua. The handling of journalists and media freedom in West Papua is very much a test case for this. Watch this space.Johnny BladesAsia Pacific NetworkarticlebureaucracyIndonesiajournalismmedia freedomMelanesiaMelanesian Spearhead GroupCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 22, Iss 1 (2016)
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description	COMMENTARY: President Joko Widodo’s announcement in May 2015 that Indonesia would allow foreign journalists to have access to West Papua was widely, but cautiously, welcomed. Some journalists decided to have another attempt at getting into this region, long cordoned off to outside access. The labyrinthine process of applying for a journalist visa was a warning that change does not happen overnight for West Papua media freedom. On the ground, it is a risky business for a journalist covering West Papua. Local independent journalists, especially, face regular threats. The attackers are empowered by the knowledge that there is no formal accountability processes over intimidation and the murder of journalists or media workers. However, there appears to be a genuine hope that President Jokowi’s term in office represents a small window of opportunity for improvement for Papua. The handling of journalists and media freedom in West Papua is very much a test case for this. Watch this space.
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Watching this space, West Papua

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