A foreign flower no more: Tongan diasporic media and the 2014 Tongan election

The use of social media and the involvement of diasporic populations in politics is a growing trend among diasporic Polynesian communities and Island politicians. Auckland-based Tongan media, which are the focus of this article, appear to have had an effect on voter behaviour in the 2014 Tongan elec...

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Main Author: Philip Cass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pacific Media Centre 2016-07-01
Series:Pacific Journalism Review
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Online Access:https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/14