By: Ngewakl Soaladaob SAVUSAVU, Fiji (Sept. 2026) – Journalists and media professionals from seven Pacific nations gathered in Savusavu, Fiji, for a two-day workshop focused on helping newsrooms adapt to changing digital audiences. The PACMAS Digital Accelerator workshop, held Sept. 21-22, brought together media professionals from Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea […]
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AI must support journalists, not replace them: Pacific Media summit
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu SAVUSAVU, 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 (PACNEWS)— Pacific newsrooms must use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to strengthen journalism without sacrificing human judgement, editorial standards and cultural expertise, speakers at the 8th Pacific Media Summit in Fiji said. Australian Associated Press (AAP) Editor-in-Chief Andrew Drummond said AI was changing journalism rapidly, but the core […]
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Public service media help anchor reliable information
By Prashanth Pillay, Jo Elsom SYDNEY, 16 FEBRUARY 2026 (DEVPOLICY.ORG) —Across the Indo-Pacific, people are spending more time online but finding it harder to know what to trust. The 2025 Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 shows nearly six in ten respondents struggle to distinguish between real and false information. A UK government study in […]