A crucible for bottom-up regionalism? The digital renaissance
| Autor: | Jason Titifanue, Romitesh Kant, Glenn Finau |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Pacific Journalism Review, Vol 26, Iss 1 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1023-9499 2324-2035 |
| DOI: | 10.24135/pjr.v26i1.1079 |
| Popis: | Commentary: West Papua has one of the most repressive media landscapes in the world. Consequently, West Papuans have increasingly harnessed social media platforms to broadcast human rights violations committed in West Papua. Through this, Pacific Islanders around the region are increasingly leveraging social media as a political tool for showing solidarity and support for West Papuans. As a result, in recent years there has been a regional groundswell in support for West Papuan demands for self-determination, with prominent political figures such as Peter O’Neill of Papua New Guinea, and Gordon Darcy Lilo alluding to the awareness on West Papuan issues that have been raised through social media. This commentary explores how the rise of West Papua solidarity, is resulting in a heightened Pacific regional consciousness at the community level. |
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