PACNEWS ONE, 25 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific media must stay independent while reaching remote communities2. PACIFIC — Solomon Islands Media Industry warns of growing journalist shortage3. PACIFIC — Pacific
Media
PACNEWS TWO, 24 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — ‘We cannot over-manage and over-regulate the media’ — Fiji Deputy PM Kamikamica2. PACIFIC — ‘This is not a walk in the park’: Wesley on healing Fiji’s media after
PACNEWS ONE, 24 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific communities must have their climate solutions heard at COP31, says fomer Fiji President Katonivere2. PACIFIC — COP is not for fundraising”: Pacific media urged to
PACNEWS THREE, 23 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Fiji PM Rabuka calls for “Constructive Pacific Journalism” while defending media freedom2. PACIFIC — Pacific must have a strong voice in shaping its own destiny: Fiji PM
PACNEWS ONE, 23 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — This is the biggest attendance we have ever had at a PINA conference: President Kalafi Moala2. PACIFIC — “We may not always agree — and that’s how it should work,” says
PACNEWS ONE, 21 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Media Summit to set direction for next decade of Pacific Media2. PACIFIC — Forum Leaders to elevate Pacific priorities on the global agenda at UNGA8123 FIJI —
We need you; Your voice matters, says Tonga Met Chief
PACIFIC media have been urged to turn weather and climate information into knowledge and warnings into action as the region prepares for the tropical cyclone
Can weather and climate stories save lives?
WEATHER and climate stories can save lives in the Pacific when accurate information reaches communities in time to prepare for
PACNEWS THREE, Friday 28 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Forum SG Waqa urges regional media to put Pacific voices at the centre2. PACIFIC — Pacific Leaders face longer agenda as geopolitical pressures mount3. PACIFIC — Pacific
Experts warn of strong El Nino
METEOROLOGISTS expect the El Niño now building in the Pacific Ocean to be the strongest on record, peaking between September and December.
Are social media algorithms killing Pacific news? — Part 1
FACEBOOK is strangling Pacific journalism, with some news organisations losing up to 70 per cent of their audience almost
Afflict the Comfortable
“IN all life, one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable, and especially when they are comfortably, contentedly, even happily wrong.” — John Kenneth
Verified news must survive the AI age, says PNG media chief
PAPUA New Guinea’s media sector is pushing back against a new era in which social media, misinformation and artificial intelligence
UNODC backs Pacific anti-corruption journalism push
THE United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is backing a new Pacific journalism initiative aimed at making corruption reporting a more durable force for accountability, as officials say existing oversight
PACNEWS TWO, 04 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia, Solomon Islands back Pacific-led security and stronger Forum cooperation2. PACIFIC — Pacific Women leaders push for stronger voice on energy, violence and
PACNEWS TWO, 03 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. B/VILLE — Bougainville VP slams PNG Parliament debate as ‘premature’ Independence push2. UN — El Niño confirmed, set to fuel more extreme weather, says WMO3. PACIFIC —
Watchdog, not lapdog: USP reminds journalists on Press Freedom Day
JOURNALISM can often be described as dogged. But going out there and getting the story is only part of the job. Dr Shailendra
Call for Pacific Journalists: Media Engagement Programme Announced for PRETMM6 in Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – The Pacific Community (SPC), with the Government of Papua New Guinea and regional
When a free press comes under fire, we all suffer
WE see daily examples of pressures on press freedom in countries around the globe. Then there is a particularly
China’s grip grows on fragile Solomon Islands’ media
SINCE the Solomon Islands established diplomatic relations with China in 2019, the Pacific archipelago has
Reporting corruption: Pacific voices call for change
CORRUPTION remains one of the top concerns for citizens across the Pacific, with communities calling for more sustained investigative
Public service media help anchor reliable information
ACROSS the Indo-Pacific, people are spending more time online but finding it harder to know what to
Samoa PM’s lays heavy hand on local media
MEDIA freedom in the Pacific is once again under the spotlight – this time in
