25 Feb 2008

Fiji's interim PM slams media

5:54 pm on 25 February 2008

Fiji's interim Prime Minister has hit out at the media, saying it fails to get the basics of journalistic ethics right.

At a media conference, Commodore Frank Bainimarama said the media in Fiji deliberately spreads misinformation.

He says the media trots out the usual suspects to incite people over indigenous issues and rights

"Despite repeated attempts by the Government to explain the reasons for taking certain measures for the improvement of the nation, the media still misconstrues, by deliberately ignoring the ethics of a responsible media organisation."

Commodore Bainimarama says the media shouldn't be fooled and swayed by people who have an axe to grind with the government