- Fiji Times
Infobox Newspaper
name =
caption = TheDecember 7 ,2006 front page
of the "Fiji Times"
type = Dailynewspaper
format = Compact
foundation =September 4 1869
owners =Fiji Times Limited
headquarters =Suva ,Fiji
publisher = |
website = [http://www.fijitimes.com.fj/ www.fijitimes.com.fj]The "Fiji Times" is a daily
newspaper published inFiji . Established inLevuka on4 September 1869 , it is Fiji's oldest newspaper still operating.The "Fiji Times" is owned by the
Fiji Times Limited , which subsequently is owned byRupert Murdoch 'sNews Corp . The Fiji Times Limited board is chaired byRoss McDonald (as of1996 ), and includes Mahendra Motibhai Patel (appointed1974 ). A third position on the board is held by AdiDavila Toganivalu , a businesswoman named on7 January 2006 to replaceRatu Joni Madraiwiwi , a former High Court judge who resigned from the board upon becoming (in2005 ) the Vice-President ofFiji . The Company Secretary isUmesh Prasad (since2004 ). The former publisherEvan Hannah was forcibly removed from Fiji in 2008 as he was accused by the interim government of meddling in Fijian politics.An [http://www.fijitimes.com/ online edition] is published, featuring local news, sport and weather.
Coups and censorship
The Rabuka administration censored the "Fiji Times" for a while following the first military coup of
14 May 1987 . In protest, the newspaper published an edition with large blank spaces, where articles censored by the military would have been placed.The "Fiji Times" announced on
5 December 2006 , in the wake of the overthrow of the civilian government by the military, that it was suspending publication rather than bow to government censorship. [http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=52961] Military officers had visited the premises that evening to prohibit the publication of any "propaganda " in support of the deposed government of Prime MinisterLaisenia Qarase . Their online edition would be continuing publication as normal, however. Just before midday on6 December , the military granted permission for the "Times" to resume publication without censorship. [http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=53023]The "Times" reported on
9 December that two members of the public had been detained and questioned by the Military over letters they had written to the "Times" editor during the week, and were given a "verbal warning." [http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=53181]Criticism
The
Fiji Labour Party has been highly and consistently critical of the "Fiji Times", accusing it of political bias. In July 2008, the Party published a report alleging "Fiji Times" had collaborated with others in a deliberate effort to unseat the 1999/2000 Labour-led government [http://www.flp.org.fj/n080723.htm]External links
* [http://www.fijitimes.com/ Fiji Times Online]
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