79:/Itaukei viewpoint in Fiji's national discourse. The evidence for this conclusion is inconclusive. No other newspaper in Fiji has attempted to reach as wide a multicultural cross-section of the people as the FDP through the provision of five separate language publications. The staff of the newspaper was always multi-ethnic in complexion, representative of a wide range of religious and political viewpoints, and of both genders. As far as ideological orientation of the editorial staff is concerned, it is fair to suppose that once the Fiji government took an official role as major share-holder in the newspaper (late 1990s), the
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Mataitoga were also taken to the military camp and detained for questioning, whereupon Wolfgramm had his passport confiscated and was informed of his deportation to Australia. Wolfgramm's deportation was not followed through and his passport was returned to him
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was, at the end of 1993, publishing editions of 40 to 68 pages varying according to daily demand and advertising. The publisher was still
Taniela Bolea, but the editor was Nemani Delaibatiki (replacing Isimeli Koroi). Ravin Lal had taken over as advertising manager (from Simione Celua), the
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appeared Monday (25 September 1989, Volume 1, No.2) and carried the newspaperâs first âLetters to the Editorâ. The newspaper listed Kameli Rakoko as sports editor and Robert Wendt (now deceased) was named as chief sub-editor. In its first year, the newspaper served as an incubator for new
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has also been responsible for publishing several ethnic newspapers each with its own editorial staff under the supervision and control of the
English-language newspaper. The ethnic Fijian (now known as 'itaukei') language newspaper called
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management was listed as publisher, Taniela Bolea; editor, Isimeli Koroi; Western manager, Hari
Gaunder; accountant, Ashok Kumar; advertising manager, Simione Celua; circulation manager, John Singh; and production manager, Mohammad Ali.
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on 5 December 2006. In the two years leading up to the coup, numerous editorials were critical of the military leadership's position on the twice-elected government of deposed Prime
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published what was alleged to be the military's timetable for taking control of the Qarase-led SDL government. The newspaper also reported that day that the incumbent Prime
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flagship. In the early 2000s, two ethnic Chinese-language newspapers were also published by the FDP. These were the
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