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Pacnews

Pacnews is a regional news agency and international wire service headquartered in Suva, Fiji. Pacnews is operated as a service of the Pacific Island News Association (PINA), a regional organization composed of journalists and news organizations in the Pacific Islands region.{{cite news |title=Pacnews has no plans to quit Suva despite Fiji censorship

Pacnews announced that it would no longer cover domestic Fijian news in its stories following a crackdown on the media in Fiji in the aftermath of the 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis.{{cite news |first=Campbell|last=Cooney|title=Pacnews drops Fiji coverage after censorship

On April 15, 2009, Pacnews writer and journalist Pita Ligaiula, who is also a foreign correspondent for the Australian Associated Press, was arrested by two police officers and an official from the Fijian Ministry of Information. Ligaiula' detention was reportedly due to a byline he had written which violated Fiji's emergency restrictions on the media.

The restrictions on Pacnews have led to calls to leave Fiji due to censorship. However, the President of PINA, Joseph Ealedona of Papua New Guinea, reiterated that Pacnews has no plans to relocate to another country at this time.

However, Ealedonia left open the possibility that PINA would consider moving its Pacnews service and its headquarters out of Fiji at its conference in July 2009.

References

References

  1. (2009-04-16). "Another Fiji journalist detained over report". [[Radio New Zealand International]].
  2. (2009-04-23). "Calls for Pacnews to leave Suva over Fiji gagging". [[Radio New Zealand International]].
  3. (2009-04-24). "PINA chief says it is important to stay in Fiji despite pressure from regime". [[Radio New Zealand International]].
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