Open AccessLighting the fire for media freedom
Author(s) -
Savea Sano Malifa
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pacific journalism review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2324-2035
pISSN - 1023-9499
DOI - 10.24135/pjr.v5i1.656
Subject(s) - shadow (psychology) , withers , art , art history , biology , psychology , body weight , psychotherapist , endocrinology
'In Samoa, the media can be decribed as a tree that has no shadow. It offers neither shelter nor hope. It can be described as a flower that blooms but then quickly withers, as if afraid of the sunlight. Others see it as a confused animal; a sick dog which barks but won't bite because it is afraid.'