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RESIGN YOU LYING MEDIA BULLY? MIDA chairman changes tune against Radio New Zealand after lying to UN that the radio station had apologized and retracted stories

23/11/2014

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"Radio New Zealand's CEO, Paul Thompson, wrote to the UN to say there was indeed no apology for any racism, imbalance or inaccuracy."

REWARD FOR LYING TO THE UN: Khaiyum gives MIDA $300,000 of taxpayers money in his 2015 National Budget

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 Updated at 9:28 am on 20 November 2014
The Fiji media watchdog has changed its racism allegations put to the United Nations Human Rights Council.


The Chairman of the Media Industry Development Authority, Ashwin Raj, recently told the UN both Al Jazeera and Radio New Zealand had apologised for and retracted stories about the Fiji election he said were racist, unbalanced and inaccurate.

Alex Perrottet reports the accusation of racism has now changed.

"Radio New Zealand's CEO, Paul Thompson, wrote to the UN to say there was indeed no apology for any racism, imbalance or inaccuracy. Mr Raj has now told Radio New Zealand that it was not racist in its reports, but that Al Jazeera was. He has not responded to questions on whether he could have been more accurate in his reporting to the United Nations. During the election week, RNZI made minor changes to some stories, but editors stress the content removed was factual and done to appease the authority, following threats over its journalists' accreditation. One story was on the Fiji public broadcaster's apparent breach of electoral laws, an issue that has still not prompted any official comment from Mr Raj."

Updated at 3:03 pm on 30 October 2014

Fiji's Media Industry Development Authority has accused Al Jazeera and Radio New Zealand of racism in their reporting of last month's election in Fiji.

Al-Jazeera and Radio New Zealand were among several foreign media organisations covering the event.

The allegation of racism was made by the head of MIDA, Ashwin Raj, in an address to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

"During the elections MIDA called for and received retractions and apologies from Radio New Zealand and Al Jazeera in relation to stories about Fiji which were racist, unbalanced and inaccurate."

Ashwin Raj gave no details of the alleged racism or imbalance.

Radio New Zealand International has rejected the allegations.

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6 Comments
shameless scoundrel link
23/11/2014 12:48:58 pm

when people lose their moral compass, when they take leave of their conscience and sense of right and wrong for their own vested interest and position then lying - and lying repeatedly - comes easy to them.
This is the case with Ashwin Raj the MIDA man.
He is a university academic that has gone rogue. He is now a shameless scoundrel and a lackey and hound dog of the holders of power in the country

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Nah link
23/11/2014 01:14:33 pm

If anyone thinks MIDA chair Ashwin Raj will resign he or she is badly mistaken. The man's having a good time courtesy of the powerholders because he has dutifully done their bidding.
He has gone to Geneva and he will go to many other places. All he has to do is continue to do what he has been doing : lying to prop the Bainimarama-Kaiyum regime.That shouldn't be a hard thing to do for a man who has lost his moral compass.

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ugly dude link
23/11/2014 03:32:16 pm

this media bully is an ugly dude. and I am not talking about his appearance. its his conduct.

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Fiji First Party
23/11/2014 10:55:55 pm

Before, During and After the Fiji’s 2014 Rigged Elections, Fiji First Party has persistently harped on the CHORI of Aiyaz and Bainimarama of our Party name. All along and even now the Fiji media has totally MISSED the Fiji First name CHORI story. Or has the Media in Fiji being gagged of this story by Ashwin Raj and MIDA and all their BS media control decrees (of disgrace).

Our Fiji First Party is calling Bainimarama and Aiyaz “Intellectual Property Thiefs / CHORs”. We have the courage and the moral conviction to speak the TRUTH and to call a CHOR a CHOR.

So Go Ashwin Raj – Go report it to your Bosses and Report it in your Media.

Otherwise Shame on YOU Raj, Shame on the Fiji Media – for not asking the CHORs of their CHORI, and Shame also on Bainimarama and Aiyaz for the being the shameless, pitiable CHORS that they are.

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public duty link
24/11/2014 02:02:32 pm

"... Journalism requires fearless and sometimes courageous presentation of confronting facts. It needs an editorial culture which can withstand intimidation from sometimes more powerful forces. The ABC has become one of Australia's most trusted institutions because the public has been able to see it expose and call the powerful to account..."
An extract from public broadcasting advocate and ABC TV presenter Quentin Dempster's reaction to the Abbot Government's cutbacks to the ABC and SBS in his article ' Political bastardry and nincompoops consign ABC to churnalism' (smh, 25/11).
Thank you Fijileaks for also playing a crucial part in holding power to account in the Fiji context following the military coup of 2006 and military rule for the past 8 years and your on-going effort to keep the spot light on the powerholders in the public interest.

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tagi
24/11/2014 06:12:32 pm

Its about time for that momentum of debate that FBC was proud of showing the public their support for the illegal regime prior to the election.Now is the time to call for the AG report talk back show- invite Biman& Kaiyum & Ro Temumu plus MIDA chairperson back on stage.

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