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Lighting the fire for media freedom

1999; Tuwhera Open Access Publisher; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.24135/pjr.v5i1.656

2324-2035

Savea Sano Malifa,

Island Studies and Pacific Affairs

'In Samoa, the media can be decribed as a tree that has no shadow. It offers neither shelter nor hope. It can be described as a flower that blooms but then quickly withers, as if afraid of the sunlight. Others see it as a confused animal; a sick dog which barks but won't bite because it is afraid.'