THE SUN IS YET TO RISE AND REPORT: MIDA Judgment in favour of Waqavonovono was handed down on 9 February 2015: "I had called for a meeting with both Ms Pratibha and Mr Nemani Delaibatiki and expressed my concerns that such statements are defamatory and incriminating in nature and therefore in breach of the Media Decree and that columns such as Coconut Wireless must adhere to the protocols of responsible journalism...the report by the Fiji Sun accusing Sodelpa of playing 'divisive and land cards of the past' is antagonistic, thoroughly yoked in the logic of race and bereft of facts'..."
Fijileaks: In case you need to go for a dictionary-'disambiguate' means the removal of ambiguity by making something clear; one swallow does not make a summer-Raj is yet to respond to us regarding serious allegations made against him since he was locked up! Below, Fiji Sun's official response to Pita Waqavonovono's complaint-Peter Lomas to Raj:"Waqavonovono be forewarned that any incorrect allegations and criticism made by him in the future against Fiji Sun and its employees will be aggressively dealt with."
STATEMENT
[NO 40 21/2/2015]
Principal Administrative Officer of the Opposition Mick Beddoes on behalf of Opposition Leader Ro Teimumu Kepa welcomed the findings of MIDA Chairman Ashwin Raj against Jyoti Pratibha and the Fiji Sun in response to a complaint lodged by SODELPA Youth President Peter Waqavonuvonu in December last year
Mr. Beddoes said in his findings Chairman Ashwin Raj suggested that the Article - Man of the Year; the PM who delivers; was antagonistic, thoroughly yoked in logic of race and bereft of facts.
Beddoes said Mr. Raj ruled that Miss Pratibha’s remark that Peter Waqavonuvonu shave and buy a deodorant were defamatory and incriminating in nature and therefor in breach of the Media Decree. Beddoes added that by using her privileged position in the Media Industry to make those nasty remarks against Peter says more about her lack of moral integrity then it does about her questionable journalistic skills. Mr. Raj said that column’s such as Whispers and Coconut Wireless must adhere to the protocols of responsible journalism.
Beddoes said Ro Teimumu was proud of the courage and timely action of Peter on behalf of our SODELPA Youth for the Party and was encouraged by what appears to be a fair and reasonable ruling to the unsubstantiated allegations, misinformation and bias against SODELPA and its leaders that both Jyoti Pratibha and Nemani Delaibatiki have relentlessly pursued in order to politically weaken and discredit the party and the Leadership of Ro Teimumu Kepa.
Beddoes said that today’s article on page one by Litia Cava is another example of the Sun’s relentless campaign against our Leader Ro Teimumu Kepa and by association the party.
Authorized By Mick Beddoes
BLOG FEVER RAGES AFAR: The faraway, long gone want-to-be who tries to influence things here from the other side of the world is becoming increasingly desperate on his blog site. The fantasy, misinformation and personal attacks indicate he has abandoned all semblance of pretending to be the journalist he once was. Sign of the rage on the anti-blogs as the elections rapidly approach and the antis realise they’ve lost, perhaps?
Feedback: jyotip@fijisun.com.fj (4 August 2014); LEAKING ON EMPTY: Not much can be expected out of FijiLeaks, a discredited blogsite run by an ex-journalist from the other side of the world (22 September 2014); 9 WINNERS AND LOSERS: (LOSERS: VICTOR LAL: Once was a journalist. Now a sad, faraway and irrelevant figure trying to peddle lies as information through his so-called Fijileaks (19 September 2014).
Feedback: jyotip@fijisun.com.fj (4 August 2014); LEAKING ON EMPTY: Not much can be expected out of FijiLeaks, a discredited blogsite run by an ex-journalist from the other side of the world (22 September 2014); 9 WINNERS AND LOSERS: (LOSERS: VICTOR LAL: Once was a journalist. Now a sad, faraway and irrelevant figure trying to peddle lies as information through his so-called Fijileaks (19 September 2014).
COCONUT WIRELESS WITH NO CONNECTION: The judgment was handed down on 9 February and just look at the Coconut Wireless of
February 22 - Nothing had reached the public about the judgment - self-censorship?
February 22 - Nothing had reached the public about the judgment - self-censorship?
