Cook Islands News

Cook Islands News
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)John and Liz Woods[1]
EditorRashneel Kumar[1]
Founded1945[2] 79 years ago
HeadquartersAvarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Circulation2000[3]
Websitehttp://www.cookislandsnews.com

The Cook Islands News is a daily newspaper published in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is the national newspaper of the Cook Islands. Its print version is published daily from Monday to Saturday.[4] Originally government-owned, it was privatized in 1989.[3]

Editing

From 2014 to 2018 the News was edited by Cameron Scott.[5] In March 2019 it appointed Jonathan Milne, former editor of the New Zealand Sunday Star-Times, as editor.[5] In July 2020 Milne returned to New Zealand to become editor of Newsroom Pro.[6][7] On 28 August 2020 Rashneel Kumar was appointed editor and Katrina Tanirau associate editor.[1]

Controversy

The News's history has seen frequent clashes with politicians over regulation, with journalists being banned from the Cook Islands Parliament for "unfair" coverage. In 2001 senior journalist Jason Brown was banned from covering Parliament for two weeks following a complaint that his coverage was unfair to and misrepresented Deputy Prime Minister Norman George.[8] In June 2020 politicians attempted to ban journalist Rashneel Kumar from reporting on Parliament for reporting on their travel allowances,[9] but ultimately decided against it.[10] However, Speaker Niki Rattle warned that she would be quick to ban any journalist who reported unfairly on Parliament in the future.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cook Islands News appoints new editor and senior journalists". Cook Islands News. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Late Cooks PM a Free Press Leader: PFF". Solomon Times. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Cook Islands: State of media & communications report 2013" (PDF). PACMAS. 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ "About Us". cook Islands News. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b John Woods (27 March 2019). "New editor for CI News". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. ^ Rashneel Kumar (23 July 2020). "Cook Islands News recruiting new editor". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Change of editor for Newsroom Pro". Newsroom. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Newspaper licensing threatened, senior journalist banned from parliament". Pacific Islands News Association (PINA). 24 April 2001. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. ^ Jonathan Milne (24 June 2020). "Cook Islands MPs move to ban journalist for travel perks reports". RNZ. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b Katrina Tanirau (1 July 2020). "Reporting accurate, headline unfair – Speaker". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 11 August 2020.


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