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Title – 7130 FIJI: Media needs 'stakeholder' role in country, says AG
Date – 18 November 2010
Byline – Sofaia Koroitanoa
Origin – Pacific Media Watch
Source – Fijivillage.com, 17/11/10
Copyright: FV
Status – Unabridged
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MEDIA PLAYS CRITICAL ROLE IN FIJI - AG
http://www.fijivillage.com/?mod=story&id=1711107ed3d045a8818d134e1a09a0
By Sofaia Koroitanoa
SUVA (Fijivillage.com/Pacific Media Watch): The Fiji Attorney-General and Minister of Communications has stressed media foreign ownership has been restricted in the country as the media plays a critical role and needs a complete sense of stakeholder ship in the country.
Speaking as chief guest at the Fiji Media Watch Workshop "Empowering communities to be responsible consumers of the media" in Suva today, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum acknowledged the critical role that the media played in informing the people daily about various important issues in society.
However, Sayed-Khaiyum highlighted that media in Fiji lacked a balanced coverage on stories and in-depth analysis of issues and there needed to be more voices given to the marginalised groups in society as there was more coverage on the elite group.
Sayed-Khaiyum believed there was also limited incentives for journalists to develop in their field.
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He said this was an issue that needed to be addressed.
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The two-day workshop is currently underway with various media stakeholders attending in Suva.
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