The Government of Samoa has rejected claims that its move against the Samoa Observer amounts to an attack on media freedom, saying the action was driven by “persistent unprofessional and unethical ...

Banning an entire news organization from press conferences hurts the public interest as people will lose access to independent reporting on matters of national importance.” ...

The ban on the country's only daily newspaper is described as a "retaliatory measure against critical journalism." ...

The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) expresses deep concern over the Government of Samoa’s decision to ban the Samoa Observer, one of the country’s longest-serving independent newspapers.

An executive member of the Journalists Association of Samoa says Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa's decision to ban the Samoa Observer from press conferences came as a shock.

The IPI global network calls on Samoan Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt to immediately reverse an order banning the Samoa Observer from attending his weekly press conferences, and ...

Samoa's opposition leader claims the Prime Minister is too sick to lead the country and should resign. Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi hit out at La'aulialemalietoa Polataivao Leuatea Schmidt after he ...

Tamara Vaifanua, Utah’s first Samoan news anchor, this month won an Emmy for her ...