Some overseas media outlets and individuals being interviewed are now saying that the Fiji media is only doing dog and cat stories and the journalistic standard in the country is now low or is being lowered.
One overseas media outlet, the ABC has interviewed the former Editor of Fiji Times, Netani Rika who also said the standards have been lowered.
Permanent Secretary for Information, Sharon Smith-Johns said it is clear that Rika has got a personal agenda after leaving the newspaper and wants to continue his anti-government approach.
Smith-Johns said it is also laughable that some overseas media outlets are saying that the Fiji media is only doing dog and cat stories.
She questions why this perception is being created and also raises the issue why these media outlets keep speaking to the same group of individuals who are against everything the current administration is implementing.
Smith-Johns said the so called experts on Fiji are either experts in nothing or do not even live in the country and do not have any idea about the reality of the situation on the ground.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
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