scholarly journals Media ownership in the Pacific: Inherited colonial commercial model but remarkably diverse

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Cass
Keyword(s):  
New Caledonia ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Media Ownership ◽  
The Public ◽  
Commercial Media ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Commercial Press

This article describes the historic conditions governing newspaper and media ownership in the Pacific. It argues that historically there have been three kinds of media in the Pacific: Mission or church-owned or directed, governmen- owned or directed and commercial. The missions and churches were responsible for the first newspapers aimed exclusively at indigenous populations and in Papua New Guinea have continued to play a key role in the media. The commercial press could only exist when there was a sufficient population to support it and so it tended to appear in those countries with the largest expatriate populations first. The continued dominance of the commercial media by Western companies in the largest islands has been largely due to the cost of producing these commodities. Locally-owned commercial media have been on a much smaller scale, but they have nonetheless had an impact. The national or government-owned or directed media were generally inherited from the departing metropolitan powers and represent a much diluted version of the public service model. While the article argues that the dominance of the commercial press in such markets as PNG, Fiji and New Caledonia by Murdoch and Dassault- Hersant is probably commercially inevitable, it also argues that the media scene in the Pacific is actually remarkably diverse.

scholarly journals Pacific Journalism Monographs No 3: Kiribati media, science and politics

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taberannang Korauaba
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
The Public ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
The People ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Local Media ◽  
Science And Politics ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

By Taberannang Korauaba Although the Pacific nation of Kiribati has been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries to the impact of climate change, little is known about the attitudes of the local media and the public toward this issue. This is in contrast to empirical study findings which have shown that the public and the media were aware of the threats posed by climate change. This monograph extracted from the author’s thesis argues that the people of Kiribati are not united over climate change. Browse the author's MCS thesis on Kiribati

scholarly journals Media ownership transparency in Europe: Closing the gap between European aspiration and domestic reality

2021 ◽  
pp. 026732312199952
Author(s):  
Rachael Craufurd Smith ◽  
Beata Klimkiewicz ◽  
Alina Ostling
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Media Ownership ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Pluralism ◽  
The Media ◽  
Closing The Gap ◽  
Public Bodies

This article examines media ownership transparency through the lens of European human rights policy and evaluates media ownership transparency in over 30 European countries based on data returned to the Media Pluralism Monitor. Using these data, we examine the existence and quality of two types of disclosure, ‘upwards’, to public bodies and ‘downwards’, directly to the public, enabling both the monitory and informational functions of ownership transparency to be fulfilled. We conclude that regulation is patchy and variable across Europe and that a coordinated, multi-actor approach is necessary to give effect to internationally recognized standards in the field.

Democracy and the Media — Without Foundations

1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 116-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Keane
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Service Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media

In exploring whether or not the free and equal communication of citizens is a feasible ideal at the end of the twentieth century, this article presents a new account of the importance of the media to democracy. It offers a revised interpretation of the public service model of communications, in a risk-ridden society, and spells out the implications of these arguments for conventional views of democracy. After considering and rejecting foundationalist and relativist accounts of democracy, it offers a novel conception of democracy as a project of flexibly controlling the exercise of power.

scholarly journals EDITORIAL: Trust and transparency

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Johan Lidberg ◽  
David Robie
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
New Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Companies ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Media

Since the call for papers to the theme for this issue of the Pacific Journalism Review, more tumultuous events in journalism have unfolded dominated by the agonising restructure of the newspaper arms of media companies across the region. Hundreds of editorial jobs are on the line. The increasingly desperate search for the ‘new business model’ has been stepped up. But is the new model the only answer to the current plight of journalism? Are media proprietors paying enough attention to the fact that the business model is built on the public trusting the journalistic practices that sit at the heart of the media brands? Perhaps all stakeholders should pay closer attention to Conboy’s thoughts?

scholarly journals Pacific Journalism Monographs No 1: Pacific Media Freedom 2011: A status report

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Perrottet ◽  
David Robie
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Military Coup ◽  
Status Report ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Media Freedom ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Military

Pacific media freedom has been under siege for more than a decade, particularly since an attempted coup in Fiji in May 2000, when a television station was attacked and ransacked, a foreign journalist was shot and wounded and a local journalist ended up being imprisoned for treason. Since then various Pacific countries, notably Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu have faced various periods of media repression. Since the military coup in December 2006, Fiji has faced arguably its worst sustained pressure on the media since the original two Rabuka coups in 1987. The Bainimarama regime in June 2010 imposed a Media Industry Development Decree that enforced draconian curbs on journalists and restrictive controls on foreign ownership of the press. This consolidated systematic state censorship of news organisations that had been imposed in April 2009 with the Public Emergency Regulations that have been rolled over on a monthly basis ever since. Promised relaxation of state censorship after the imposition of the Decree never eventuated. This research monograph covers the period 1 July 2010-30 June 2011 and examines the trends in the Pacific region. In addition to Pacific Islands Forum member nations, it covers the French Pacific territories and the former Indonesian colony of East Timor and current twin provinces known collectively as West Papua.

scholarly journals The 60 versus 90 MW Battle over Upper Trishuli-3A The Victors and the Vanquished Classic Case of throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater!

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
Santa Bahadur Pun
Keyword(s):  
Load Shedding ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Group Company ◽  
Abuse Of Power ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sequence Of Events ◽  
Project Construction ◽  
The Media ◽  
Alternative Proposal ◽  
The Cost

Abstract: Chronicling the Upper Trishuli-3A (UT-3A) controversy is necessary because it provides a classic example of what ails our power sector and why we suffer such long load shedding. With a concessional US$120 million loan from China, UT-3A was tendered in February 2009 as a 60 MW project but with an ‘alternative proposal’ caveat. Bids were opened in May 2009 and the lowest evaluated bidder, China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC), included a‘25% of the cost’ caveat for the ‘90 MW option’. NEA had envisaged starting project construction ‘from the dry season of 2009’. However, a full two years lapsed before the order to commence work on the 60 MW UT-3A was given in June 2011. This unduly long two year delay and the ‘chalkhel’ therein could be another chronicle in itself. The 60 versus 90 MW controversy then spilled over to the public. The blistering partisan stands of the media were compounded by the bureaucratic  ‘save your necks’ committees’ recommendations. Twenty months after the commencement order for the 60 MW was given, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai’s cabinet approved ‘in principle’ the 90 MW upgrading in January 2013. This decision was lambasted for abuse of power ‘for personal and party’s bene?t ….. no other motive than earning cash.’ Strangely, the cat was ?nally belled by Khil Raj Regmi’s bureaucrat-led Interim Election government when the NEA Board on 31st May 2013 approved the 90 MW upgrading to ‘optimize available resources.’ The NEA Unions, supported by political stalwarts, immediately rose up in objection. In a mere 12 days, the Interim government buckled and the NEA Board was forced to eat the humble pie: it reversed its 90 MW decision to 60 MW for a ‘more congenial environment’ in the supply of electricity. This article attempts to analyze this controversial issue by reconstructing the sequence of events and decisions so that latter-day researchers will judge the victors and the vanquished in the UT-3A controversy. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water, Energy and EnvironmentVolume: 13, 2013, JulyPage: 8-15

scholarly journals A New Caledonian Glasshouse in Paris

2011 ◽  
pp. 55-77
Author(s):  
Denis Larpin ◽  
Eric Joly ◽  
Maite Delmas
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Natural History ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Current Concerns

This chapter discusses the renovation of the public glasshouses (Les Grandes Serres) at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (MNHN) and particularly the creation of a glasshouse presenting the rich and unique flora of New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the Pacific Ocean. The displays demonstrate past and current scientific studies carried out by MNHN researchers in all fields of natural history. Current concerns over the degradation of the biodiversity of the region have led to the decision taken by the Department of Botanical and Zoological Gardens to display this ecosystem. Five of the most threatened or important ecosystems of the archipelago have been recreated in the glasshouses and have full disabled access. The reopening of Les Grandes Serres was a landmark for the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity at MNHN.

scholarly journals A Cost Increase Analysis of Weapon Systems Using the Paache Index: Cases from the German Bundeswehr

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Essig ◽  
Andreas H. Glas ◽  
Simon Mondry
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Clear Trend ◽  
Weapon Systems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cost Increase ◽  
Vehicle Type ◽  
Framework Model ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Over Time

Abstract The media and the public often make claims regarding the excessive cost increases in the development and production of major weapon systems such as fighter planes, submarines or tanks. The purpose of this research is in assessing the cost increase of such weapon systems during their procurement periods with the help of the Paasche price index. In contrast to other approaches, which focus upon either the specific situations of single weapon systems or cost increases relative to planned budgets, we compare several projects of military services and their cost increases over time to reveal generalisable trends. For this purpose, we used a framework model that allows for performance and cost comparisons. This paper primarily emphasises the cost perspective by calculating a Paasche index for each chosen project. As a background case for our analysis, we have used the acquisition projects for major weapon systems in Germany. However, the framework model that this study employs is universally applicable. In contrast to the public perception of cost increases, we could not find any clear trend that would indicate that modern weapon systems have a significantly higher (or lower) cost increase than was the case for projects several decades before. To give brief insight into the empirical findings, the cost increase ratios of the Starfighter and Eurofighter jets have the same level, while cost increase ratios of other weapon systems (APC tanks, submarines) differ significantly (to the worse and to the better) over time. Our findings imply that there is no general trend that today the costs for weapon systems increase more/less than some decades ago. This paper calculates data only from the regarded seven cases therefore we could not question the causes for this observation on basis of our sample. However, it appears that, within a specific service or a specific vehicle type (tank, fighter jet, ship/boat), cost increases may be similar over time.

scholarly journals From Individual Judge to Judicial Bureaucracy: The Emergence of Judicial Councils and the Changing Nature of Judicial Accountability in Court Administration

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tin Bunjevac
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cost Cutting ◽  
Public Expectations ◽  
Exponential Increase ◽  
Court Administration ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Cost

Over the last 20 years, courts in Australia and many developed countries have experienced an exponential increase in the number and complexity of cases coming before them, which was also accompanied by increasing public expectations regarding the cost, timeliness, quality and accessibility of justice. Judges have found themselves under increasing pressure from politicians, prosecutors, lawyers, the media and other stakeholders to share the burden of cost-cutting in the public sector and deliver more justice in less time and for less money.

Population ageing in Oceania

2017 ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Leon Flicker ◽  
Ngaire Kerse
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Population Ageing ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

The region of Oceania describes a collection of islands scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean between Asia and the Americas. The region is vast and largely covered by ocean. There are four subregions of this region including Australasia (Australia and New Zealand), Melanesia (Papua and New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia), Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia and Guam), and Polynesia (includes French Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, Tokalau, and Niue). Australasia is relatively affluent and developed with an ageing population, whereas the other nations are of a developing nature with relatively younger populations but will face dramatic population ageing over the next 40 years. Australasia has well-developed services for older people. The Indigenous populations of Australasia have worse health outcomes than the non-Indigenous populations. However, outside Australasia there is an urgent need to develop health and community services for older people in the remainder of the region.

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