Pacific media under siege: A review of the PINA Summit 2018

The rapidly-changing technology and transforming political situation across the Pacific have seen a noticeable shift towards harsher media legislation as governments facing unprecedented scrutiny try to contain the fallout from social media, citizen journalism and fake news. These developments were...

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Autores principales: Geraldine Panapasa, Shailendra Singh
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f184bcf79de5424184c68768ab1419f92021-12-02T12:05:44ZPacific media under siege: A review of the PINA Summit 201810.24135/pjr.v24i2.4601023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/f184bcf79de5424184c68768ab1419f92018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/460https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 The rapidly-changing technology and transforming political situation across the Pacific have seen a noticeable shift towards harsher media legislation as governments facing unprecedented scrutiny try to contain the fallout from social media, citizen journalism and fake news. These developments were at the heart of the discussions at the Pacific Islands Media Association’s PINA 2018 Summit in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, in May. The biannual event is the largest gathering of Pacific Islands journalists to contemplate issues of mutual concern, formulate collective responses and chart the way forward. This article reviews this year’s meeting, where discussions centred around the opportunities and challenges of the expanding social media sphere, as well as taking a fresh look at some perennial problems, such as corruption, political pressure and gender violence. Geraldine PanapasaShailendra SinghAsia Pacific Networkarticlecitizen journalismcorruptionfake newsinternet freedomgender violencePacific IslandsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 24, Iss 2 (2018)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic citizen journalism
corruption
fake news
internet freedom
gender violence
Pacific Islands
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle citizen journalism
corruption
fake news
internet freedom
gender violence
Pacific Islands
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Geraldine Panapasa
Shailendra Singh
Pacific media under siege: A review of the PINA Summit 2018
description The rapidly-changing technology and transforming political situation across the Pacific have seen a noticeable shift towards harsher media legislation as governments facing unprecedented scrutiny try to contain the fallout from social media, citizen journalism and fake news. These developments were at the heart of the discussions at the Pacific Islands Media Association’s PINA 2018 Summit in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, in May. The biannual event is the largest gathering of Pacific Islands journalists to contemplate issues of mutual concern, formulate collective responses and chart the way forward. This article reviews this year’s meeting, where discussions centred around the opportunities and challenges of the expanding social media sphere, as well as taking a fresh look at some perennial problems, such as corruption, political pressure and gender violence.
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title_short Pacific media under siege: A review of the PINA Summit 2018
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