Samoa’s media freedom climate: ‘Shining the light’
Media freedom has had a long, proud history in Samoa. Struggling against the odds, the country’s only daily newspaper, the Samoa Observer, founded in 1978, championed the free media cause under the leadership of its founder, publisher and inaugural editor, Gatoaitele Savea Sano Malifa. Now, as Samo...
Main Author: | Misa Vicky Lepou |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pacific Media Centre
2017-10-01
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Series: | Pacific Journalism Review |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/344 |
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