The author of the Fiji Human Rights Commission report on the Freedom and Independence of the Media in Fiji stresses that majority of the media newsrooms are being run by whites.
Speaking from Hawaii, Doctor James Anthony is of the view that the ownership, control and censorship are all handled by about eight whites.
When Village News questioned Doctor Anthony on whether he knows and understands the structure and the roles of the people in each newsroom in Fiji and if he could name the whites running the newsroom, he said he is not obliged to be cross examined by Village News.
We also questioned Doctor Anthony whether he sees some of his terms in his report referring to the minority community as discriminatory. He said there was nothing wrong with that and he also said that everyone was given the right to respond during the media inquiry.
Doctor James Anthony does not have an idea on how a newsroom operates in Fiji.
Communications Fiji Limited, Managing Director William Parkinson said that newsrooms are run by professional journalists in Fiji and there is no influence from anyone.
Parkinson while reacting to Doctor James Anthony's report where he maintains that newsrooms are being run by whites said that Anthony's report is baseless.
He has also highlighted that majority of the newsrooms are led by senior local journalists.
