A Review of the Pacific Media Landscape: A Baseline Study

Papoutsaki, Evangelia; Thomas, Verena; Horst, Heather A.; Tacchi, Jo; Noske-Turner, Jessica; Eggins, Joys

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“…The online modality is especially salient as access to media in the Asia-Pacific region is diversifying with evidence suggesting increased community access and use of internet and mobile phones. 26 The benefits of online service delivery include the ability to offer client support. This is particularly salient for athletes who live in remote locations or are away at competitions.…”

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Perceived benefits and receptivity to sport psychology consulting services of elite athletes in developing nations of the Oceania region

Neumann

Piatkowski

Moffitt

et al. 2023

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Sport psychology consulting services are commonly used by elite athletes in developed countries, but little is known about the athlete's perceptions of such services in developing countries. The present study examined the accessibility, receptivity, and perceived benefit of sport psychology services (via a sport psychology services questionnaire) through a cross-sectional survey of elite athletes ( N = 32; Mage = 23.06 years, SD = 5.81) from 12 nations of the Oceania region who participated in the Gather, Adjust, Prepare, Sustain programme. These nations were Vanuatu, Fiji, Tuvalu, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Norfolk Island, Niue, Nauru, Kiribati, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea. The results revealed that only a quarter of the athletes had ongoing access to sport psychology consulting services. Over half reported that they were receptive to sport psychology services and perceived that these types of services would be beneficial. The most desired services related to performance enhancement (e.g. performance under pressure). The athletes reported mixed levels of knowledge regarding mental skills, and most knowledge concerned the use of mental skills in competition. Specifically, most athletes rated their knowledge of mental skills at either the low (e.g. imagery) or high (e.g. goal setting, focus, and self-talk) range, and relatively fewer athletes rated their knowledge in the mid-range. The athletes demonstrated interest in learning more mental skills to enhance their performance. These findings indicate that a need exists for sport psychology service providers among athletes in the Oceania region. Existing non-local providers may also consider supplying services through digital modalities.

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Perceived benefits and receptivity to sport psychology consulting services of elite athletes in developing nations of the Oceania region

Neumann

Piatkowski

Moffitt

et al. 2023

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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“…We limited the search to editorials or news articles produced by journalists, letters to editors, and opinion pieces in English, the dominant language of media publications in these countries. 48 We only included news articles written by journalists working for the newspapers and not reprints of articles written for overseas newspapers. We analysed the different types of texts together but note the text type and other important identifying factors.…”

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Framings of abortion in Pacific Island print media: qualitative analysis of articles, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor

Burry

Beek

Worth³

et al. 2023

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

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Abortion is significantly restricted by law in most Pacific Island countries, and this has profound implications for the lives and health of women from this region. There are limited data on how abortion is framed in the Pacific Islands: that is, interpreted, discussed, and made meaningful as an issue in public forums. How abortion is framed can have implications for how it is treated in public and political debate and policy, abortion stigmatisation, and inform advocacy strategies. We undertook a thematic analysis of 246 articles, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor that covered the topic of abortion in mainstream print media. We found three dominant framings. Abortion was often positioned in opposition to gender ideology and national identity, with gender and national identity constructed by many commentators according to socially conservative, Christian doctrine. Abortion was also constructed as the killing of the “unborn,” with the fetus positioned as the key social subject. Alternatively, abortion was framed as often unsafe and a response to teenage pregnancy, with various solutions suggested in this context. Few commentators constructed women who experienced unwanted pregnancies and abortions as making decisions about their pregnancies in response to complex gendered and socio-economic conditions. Dominant framings of abortion as opposed to gender ideals, nationalism, and the killing of the “unborn” complicate simplified appeals to “choice” in advocacy efforts. Focusing on health and broader injustice experienced by women offer alternative framings.

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A ustralian‐Pacific Journalism

Josephi¹

2019

The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies

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Journalism in the Australia Pacific region can be divided into three segments. First, Australia and New Zealand, which dominate the region and which, because of their historical links, should be seen in the context of Western European countries. Second, there is the “arc of instability,” which, among others, comprises the politically volatile countries of Fiji and Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands, where journalism follows the Singaporean model of being largely forced under government control. Third, there are small island groups such as Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Samoa and Tonga, several of which—Noumea and Tahiti—are French overseas territories, or as with American Samoa, American territory. The media of these small states, rated as “free” by Freedom House, are deeply engaged with climate change as these islands are very vulnerable to rising sea levels.

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A Review of the Pacific Media Landscape: A Baseline Study

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Perceived benefits and receptivity to sport psychology consulting services of elite athletes in developing nations of the Oceania region

Perceived benefits and receptivity to sport psychology consulting services of elite athletes in developing nations of the Oceania region

Framings of abortion in Pacific Island print media: qualitative analysis of articles, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor

A ustralian‐Pacific Journalism

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