The ''Samoa Observer'' is the largest newspaper group in
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...
published in both English and
Samoan. The ''Samoa Observer'' is published Monday to Friday, the ''Weekend Observer'' on Saturdays and the ''Sunday Samoan'' on Sundays with all editions available online. Coverage includes local and international news, editorial opinion, sports and investigative journalism.
[ The Samoa Observer was founded in 1978 by Editor in Chief, ]Savea Sano Malifa
Savea Sano Malifa '' OM'' (also known as Fata Sano Malifa) is a Samoan poet, journalist, newspaper editor, and publisher. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the '' Samoa Observer'', the main newspaper in Samoa. He is the author of the novel ...
, a poet and leading Pacific
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journalist who was awarded the prestigious Commonwealth
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Astor Award for press freedom in 1998.[
The independent paper has received other awards for investigative journalism and press freedom.][Samoa Observer website]
Retrieved 1 August 2010 It has faced lawsuits from government officials and business leaders following the publication of stories about corruption and abuse of public office in Samoa. The main offices are located in Apia
Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga.
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, the country's capital.
In 1994, the paper's offices were destroyed in a fire after official corruption stories.
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Mass media in Samoa
English-language newspapers published in Oceania
Newspapers published in Samoa
1979 establishments in Samoa
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