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Pacific freedom of the press: Case studies in independent campus-based media models

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2010
South Pacific university-based journalism school publications were innovative newspaper publishers from 1975 onwards and among early pioneers of online publishing in the mid-1990s.
David Robie
doaj   +1 more source

From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Judicial independence expanded globally throughout the twentieth century, but this trajectory has recently come under pressure. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly challenged judicial autonomy. This study unpacks this global reversal by analyzing data from 156 states between 1960 and 2018.
Nir Rotem
wiley   +1 more source

Media and the coup

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2001
The accessibility of key players during the crisis was helped in no small measure by the availability of mobile telephones. Thirteen years ago, Vodaphone was yet to exist. During the crisis, Speight, Tarakinikini and others were just a phone call away.
Samisoni Pareti
doaj   +1 more source

What is a Multi‐Ethnic Party and How to Spot a Fake One?

open access: yesSwiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Multi‐ethnic parties have been variously defined: as those which do not champion the interests of, or mobilize against, any specific ethnic group; as those with a recognisably cross‐communal leadership or membership; and as those which acquire some distribution of support across groups.
Jon Fraenkel
wiley   +1 more source

FIJI: ‘Stifled aspirations’: The 2014 General Election under restrictive laws

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2015
On 17 September 2014, eight years after the 5 December 2006 coup, Fiji held a General Election under repressive laws curtailing freedom of expression and the media, government accountability and the judiciary.
Mosmi Bhim
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of postnatal brain injury and behavioural deficits in a rat model of placental insufficiency‐induced fetal growth restriction

open access: yesThe Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a common pregnancy complication associated with long‐term neurodevelopmental impairments. Using the reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP) rat model of placental insufficiency‐induced FGR, this study demonstrates that FGR leads to persistent anatomical, histological and behavioural ...
Judit Alhama‐Riba   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coup: Reflections on the Political Crisis in Fiji [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
May 19, 2000. Fiji’s democratically elected multiracial government is hijacked by a group of armed gunmen led by George Speight, and held hostage for fifty days. Suva, the capital, is torched and looted as Speight’s supporters gather on the lawns of the parliamentary complex, dancing, cooking food, celebrating the purported abrogation of the ...
Lal, Brij V., Pretes, Michael
openaire   +5 more sources

FIJI: Media freedom in Fiji: Journalism challenges facing Wansolwara, an independent, campus-based newspaper

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2015
This article is a case study of Wansolwara, the University of the South Pacific (USP) journalism programme student training newspaper. The article compares the outcomes of Wansolwara’s coverage of the 2000 and 2006 Fiji coups in relation to student ...
Eliki Drugunalevu, Irene Manarae
doaj   +1 more source

Loss of NR2F6 Protects from Salmonella Typhimurium Infection

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 37, October 6, 2025.
Loss of nuclear receptor NR2F6 reduces tissue‐resident macrophage populations. Nr2f6‐deficient mice are protected from weight loss and bacterial load during infection with Salmonella Typhimurium. Pro‐inflammatory cytokines and iron levels are altered in infected Nr2f6‐deficient mice.
Johannes Woelk   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Controversial Close-Up

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2001
Fiji Television's Close-Up programme on 28 May 2000 featured an outspoken media analysis of the [George Speight] insurrection and this led to an attack on the station's studio and offices by a mob of Speight supporters.
Alison Ofotalau
doaj   +1 more source

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