Pacific Journalism Review (Jul 2020)

Pacific journalism solidarity in the face of overwhelming forces

  • Fred Wesley

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v26i1.1082
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 1

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Commentary: The Melanesian Media Freedom Forum (MMFF) notes democracy is in retreat and journalists like Victor Mambor (West Papua), Scott Waide (Papua New Guinea) and Dan McGarry (Vanuatu) are carrying the baton for media freedom. There has been a global reversal for a free press that has spanned countries in every region, including long-standing democracies like the United States and consolidated authoritarian regimes like China and Russia. The pattern has been consistent and ominous.

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