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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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Media freedom and the Pacific Islands

By Kalafi Moala  NUKU’ALOFA, 11 MAY 2026 (DEVPOLICY.ORG)—The importance of media freedom is recognised each year globally on 03 May.  This year the Pacific Island country of Tonga commemorated Press Freedom Day just a week after one of the most frightening threats to that freedom which took place at a major media outlet.  A hooded […]

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