Media ownership in Oceania: Three case studies in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga

The news media in Oceania are small but remarkably diverse and vigorous. Ownership ranges from large transnational corporations and robust local media companies, as in Fiji and Papua New Guinea, to local entrepreneurial and Government media interests, such as in Tonga and smaller South Pacific nati...

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Autor principal:	Shailendra Singh
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2004
Materias:	Fiji media media role governance media freedom government intervention media controls Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bdb0f795d27944a8a49f1b6368099d852021-12-02T10:21:38ZMedia ownership in Oceania: Three case studies in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga10.24135/pjr.v10i2.8041023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/bdb0f795d27944a8a49f1b6368099d852004-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/804https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 The news media in Oceania are small but remarkably diverse and vigorous. Ownership ranges from large transnational corporations and robust local media companies, as in Fiji and Papua New Guinea, to local entrepreneurial and Government media interests, such as in Tonga and smaller South Pacific nations. News Corporation, through its South Pacific subsidaries, owns the two largest English-language dailies, The Fiji Times and the PNG Post-Courier, while the Malaysian timber company Rimbunan Hijau is a major media investor in Papua New Guinea (The National) as well as having interests in New Zealand and South-East Asia. Australia's Channel nine owns PNG's national TV broadcaster, EMTV, and New Zealand has played an important role in the development of Fiji Television. All three countries have had constitutional freedom of expression guarantees under assault in recent years and the role of the media in good governance has been an emerging theme. Three authors, prominent journalists (and, in the case of two, now also media edcators), analyse the trends in their countries. Shailendra SinghAsia Pacific NetworkarticleFiji mediamedia rolegovernancemedia freedomgovernment interventionmedia controlsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2004)
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topic	Fiji media media role governance media freedom government intervention media controls Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
spellingShingle	Fiji media media role governance media freedom government intervention media controls Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650 Shailendra Singh Media ownership in Oceania: Three case studies in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga
description	The news media in Oceania are small but remarkably diverse and vigorous. Ownership ranges from large transnational corporations and robust local media companies, as in Fiji and Papua New Guinea, to local entrepreneurial and Government media interests, such as in Tonga and smaller South Pacific nations. News Corporation, through its South Pacific subsidaries, owns the two largest English-language dailies, The Fiji Times and the PNG Post-Courier, while the Malaysian timber company Rimbunan Hijau is a major media investor in Papua New Guinea (The National) as well as having interests in New Zealand and South-East Asia. Australia's Channel nine owns PNG's national TV broadcaster, EMTV, and New Zealand has played an important role in the development of Fiji Television. All three countries have had constitutional freedom of expression guarantees under assault in recent years and the role of the media in good governance has been an emerging theme. Three authors, prominent journalists (and, in the case of two, now also media edcators), analyse the trends in their countries.
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title	Media ownership in Oceania: Three case studies in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga
title_short	Media ownership in Oceania: Three case studies in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga
title_full	Media ownership in Oceania: Three case studies in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga
title_fullStr	Media ownership in Oceania: Three case studies in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga
title_full_unstemmed	Media ownership in Oceania: Three case studies in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga
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Media ownership in Oceania: Three case studies in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga

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