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|confronting_bodies=University of the South Pacific Administration | |confronting_bodies=University of the South Pacific Administration | ||
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|description_of_content=Professor Wadan Narsey, a Fiji economist and academic was to offer a speech about censorship to journalism students at the University of the South Pacific on World Press Freedom Day. | |description_of_content=Professor Wadan Narsey, a Fiji economist and academic was to offer a speech about censorship to journalism students at the University of the South Pacific on World Press Freedom Day. | ||
|description_of_incident=Narsey was prevented from giving his intended speech after pressure from the university administration. According to the professor, the companies that own Fiji's media outlet want to maintain a positive relationship with the current government (which was installed by military coup), and any self-censorship is from management rather than individual journalists. | |description_of_incident=Narsey was prevented from giving his intended speech after pressure from the university administration. According to the professor, the companies that own Fiji's media outlet want to maintain a positive relationship with the current government (which was installed by military coup), and any self-censorship is from management rather than individual journalists. | ||
|description_of_result=Professor Narsey was unable to give his desired speech on censorship. | |||
|source=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/fiji-censorship-speech-censored/1131874 | |source=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/fiji-censorship-speech-censored/1131874 | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:07, 18 May 2013
Artist: Wadan Narsey
Year: 2013
Date of Action:
Region: Australia
Location: Fiji
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Public Speech
Confronting Bodies: University of the South Pacific Administration
Description of Artwork: Professor Wadan Narsey, a Fiji economist and academic was to offer a speech about censorship to journalism students at the University of the South Pacific on World Press Freedom Day.
The Incident: Narsey was prevented from giving his intended speech after pressure from the university administration. According to the professor, the companies that own Fiji's media outlet want to maintain a positive relationship with the current government (which was installed by military coup), and any self-censorship is from management rather than individual journalists.
Results of Incident: Professor Narsey was unable to give his desired speech on censorship.
