Scott Waide, Maseratis and EMTV … how a public outcry restored media freedom

Abstract

Commentary: ‘It’s like we are operating in a bubble,’ says EMTV deputy news editor Scott Waide from Papua New Guinea at the Melanesia Media Freedom Forum (MMFF). ‘But when you start reaching out, talking to others in the region, you find that you are not actually alone in this. The experiences are similar. The intensity varies, but the take home for me is that nobody should be alone to handle their problems on their own.’

Keywords

• Australia
• censorship
• Fiji
• media freedom
• Melanesia Media Freedom Forum
• MMFF