EDITORIAL: Culture and conflict

One of the many ironies of Fiji's May 2000 general election was the demise of one of the "godfathers" of the indigenous Taukei movement, Apisai Tora. The man who was once a firebrand trade unionist and who jointly led the 1959 oil workers' strike, later became an indigenous nati...

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Main Author: David Robie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pacific Media Centre 2001-09-01
Series:Pacific Journalism Review
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Online Access:https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/694
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spelling doaj-ff59f5bd8b4c4a3c99bd71789221c2952020-11-25T03:56:12ZengPacific Media CentrePacific Journalism Review1023-94992324-20352001-09-017110.24135/pjr.v7i1.694EDITORIAL: Culture and conflictDavid Robie One of the many ironies of Fiji's May 2000 general election was the demise of one of the "godfathers" of the indigenous Taukei movement, Apisai Tora. The man who was once a firebrand trade unionist and who jointly led the 1959 oil workers' strike, later became an indigenous nationalist and helped unleash the forces that overthrew the first Labour Party coalition government in two military coups in 1987.  https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/694Fiji coupsmedia freedomcensorshiplocal mediacrisiseditorials
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Pacific Journalism Review
Fiji coups
media freedom
censorship
local media
crisis
editorials
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2324-2035
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description One of the many ironies of Fiji's May 2000 general election was the demise of one of the "godfathers" of the indigenous Taukei movement, Apisai Tora. The man who was once a firebrand trade unionist and who jointly led the 1959 oil workers' strike, later became an indigenous nationalist and helped unleash the forces that overthrew the first Labour Party coalition government in two military coups in 1987. 
topic Fiji coups
media freedom
censorship
local media
crisis
editorials
url https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/694
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