A foreign flower no more : Tongan diasporic media and the 2014 Tongan election
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Cass, Philip
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2016
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Journal Article
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Kaniva News
Tonga
diasporic media
social media
Tongans in New Zealand
politics
elections
Tongan elections (2014)
democracy
Pōhiva, ‘Akilisi (1941-)
Tongan prime ministers
Tonga
diasporic media
social media
Tongans in New Zealand
politics
elections
Tongan elections (2014)
democracy
Pōhiva, ‘Akilisi (1941-)
Tongan prime ministers
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Cass, P. (2016). A foreign flower no more : Tongan diasporic media and the 2014 Tongan election. Pacific Journalism Review, 22(1), pp.93-104.
Abstract
The use of social media and the involvement of diasporic population in politics is a growing trend among diasporic Polynesian communities and Island politicians. Auckland-based Tongan media, which are the focus of this article, appear to have had an effect on voter behaviour in the 2014 Tongan elections. Using the Auckland-based news site Kaniva News as a case study and drawing on interviews with Tongan journalists, this article sets out to show the links between the development of online media among the Tongan diaspora, the rise of ‘Akilisi Pohiva’s democracy movement and the mediated involvement of New Zealand’s Tongan community in that democratic process. Similar developments have also been noted in Fiji and the Cook Islands where online media played an important part in recent elections.
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Auckland University of Technology, School of Communication Studies, Pacific Media Centre
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