Is there any hope for democracy if our media is heavily controlled - SEEP Fiji
Social Empowerment and Education Program (SEEP) Executive Director Chantelle Khan has questioned the Government on how can the media be free if the Government is heavily
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Fijian Media Association concerned about the ambiguity of the new Media amendments and the potential for undue interference
The Fijian Media Association has expressed concern about the amendments to media laws that were passed in Parliament last week, and calls on Government to have dialogue w
National Media Reporting Of The 2018 Fijian General Elections Report recommends scrapping or reform of Media Act
“We need to scrap or reform the Media Industry Development Act.†This is one of the recommendations in the National Media Reporting Of The 2018 Fijian Gene
Media Association expresses concerns about foreign dignitaries who visit the country but do not allow for time to take questions
The Fijian Media Association has expressed concerns about foreign dignitaries who visit the country but do not allow for time to take questions or have a discussion with
AG accuses CFL and Fiji Times of inaccurate reporting and says they obviously do this without any fear
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says no journalist has been imprisoned in Fiji, and he then accused CFL and Fiji Times of inaccurate reporting, and that they are ob
RSF report is another clear reminder to the Govt to review and remove sections in the Media Act – FMA
The Fijian Media Association says the Reporters Without Borders report is another clear reminder to the Government to review and remove sections in the Media Industry Dev
We are heavily criticised but we play a very important role in keeping a democratic society – Simpson
We are heavily criticised but we play a very important role in keeping a democratic society and keeping people informed. These were the sentiments of the Fijian Media
10 social welfare recipients receive climate risk micro insurance certificates
Ten social welfare recipients were the first in the Pacific to receive certificates for climate risk micro insurance today. They are part of the trial project which ai
Fijian Media Association saddened by the loss of Peter Lomas - Simpson
The Fijian Media Association says it is saddened with the loss of Fiji Sun publisher and media industry veteran Peter Lomas. Association General Secretary, Stanley Simp
TikTok ousts Google to become favourite online destination
Move over Google, TikTok is the world's new most popular online destination. BBC reports the viral video app gets more hits than Google, according to Cloudflare, an IT
AG laughed about us being old, I laughed at him being past 55 and long overdue for retirement - Tabuya
There has been a lot of talk on social media regarding the photo put up by Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum where he is sharing a laugh with Opposition Whip Lynda Tab
Instagram announces new teen safety features
Instagram has announced some new tools and features to keep young people safer on the social media platform. The company says they will be taking a stricter approach t
Facebook, Instagram and Messenger down again
Facebook, Instagram and Messenger are experiencing issues leaving thousands of users worldwide without service. All issues stem from the apps, except for those hitting
Election polls done by the Fiji Sun are not reliable - AG
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they do not trust the election polls done by Fiji Sun who are just dialling people up and have no way of verifying who they
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram services starts coming back online
Around six hours after Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down, service started coming back online. All three services are owned by Facebook and could not be access
Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram all down
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have all gone down in a major outage. The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook and run on shared infrastructure â€
Facebook reveals its first pair of 'smart glasses'
Facebook has revealed its first pair of "smart glasses" that contain two cameras for taking photos and videos. The specs, called Ray-Ban Stories, are a collaboration
Report suggests TikTok overtakes YouTube for average watch time in US and UK
A new report suggests that App users in the UK and US are spending more time on TikTok than on YouTube. The BBC reports, data from app monitoring firm App Annie indica
TikTok tests Snapchat style vanishing video stories feature
Video-sharing platform TikTok is trialling a new vanishing clips feature similar to functions on Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram. TikTok Stories will allow users to s
Pacific anti-corruption journalists call for regional commitment to media freedom
The Pacific Anti-Corruption Journalists Network (PACJN) has called for a regional Pacific commitment to boost media freedom and help increase reporting on activities at r
We accept that there was an error in our reporting on the Electoral Amendment Bill – Fred Wesley
The Fiji Times Editor In Chief, Fred Wesley says they accept that there was an error in their reporting on the Electoral Amendment Bill where they suggested that the Supe