Samoa: The Observer and threats to media freedom

Commentary: Media freedom is not absolute, which is why we also accept that laws must be instituted, to prevent and discourage media owners, editors and journalists from abusing this freedom. The problem, however, is that, whereas these laws are made by politicians to protect themselves and members...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b38fad69de61448fa934e391463689e72021-12-02T11:51:18ZSamoa: The Observer and threats to media freedom10.24135/pjr.v16i2.10311023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/b38fad69de61448fa934e391463689e72010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1031https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Commentary: Media freedom is not absolute, which is why we also accept that laws must be instituted, to prevent and discourage media owners, editors and journalists from abusing this freedom. The problem, however, is that, whereas these laws are made by politicians to protect themselves and members of the public from a critical media, there are no laws to protect media owners, editors and journalists from angry politicians. Savea Sano MalifaAsia Pacific Networkarticlemedia freedomculturemedia lawmedia ethicsfreedom of expressionfreedom of informationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 16, Iss 2 (2010)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic media freedom
culture
media law
media ethics
freedom of expression
freedom of information
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle media freedom
culture
media law
media ethics
freedom of expression
freedom of information
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Savea Sano Malifa
Samoa: The Observer and threats to media freedom
description Commentary: Media freedom is not absolute, which is why we also accept that laws must be instituted, to prevent and discourage media owners, editors and journalists from abusing this freedom. The problem, however, is that, whereas these laws are made by politicians to protect themselves and members of the public from a critical media, there are no laws to protect media owners, editors and journalists from angry politicians.
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