Kiribati
Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati ''The Wor ...
is a developing island nation consisting in 32 atolls and one raised coral island (
Banaba
BanabaThe correct spelling and etymology in Gilbertese should be ''Bwanaba'' but the Constitution of Kiribati writes Banaba. Because of the spelling in English or French, the name was very often written Paanapa or Paanopa, as it was in 1901 Ac ...
) scattered over some 3.5 million square kilometres in the central Pacific. There is access to national media throughout the country.
There are both state-owned and private newspapers and radio stations. Former President
Ieremia Tabai
Ieremia Tienang Tabai (modern spelling: Tabwai; born 16 December 1949) is an I-Kiribati politician who served as the first Beretitenti President of the Republic of Kiribati, after being the youngest ever Chief minister of the Commonwealth of ...
privately owns both a newspaper and a short-range radio station. Locally produced television is in its infancy, and inoperative as of March 2013.
The mass media in Kiribati have consistently been ranked as "free" by Freedom House.
Radio
Radio Kiribati, the state radio operating under the Broadcasting and Publications Authority, "is the only station that broadcasts across the country" and is accessible on all islands. It operates on a frequency of 1440 kHz. Despite being state-owned, it broadcasts news items critical of the government, and has sometimes been accused of irresponsible reporting by government members."Freedom of the Press - Kiribati (2006)"
UNHCR
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Newair FM 101 is a private radio station. It is owned by former President Ieremia Tabai, and "covers only
Tarawa
Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati,Kiribati ''
"Legislative Needs Assessment - Kiribati" Jon Fraenkel for the
United Nations Development Programme
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, April 2009
In addition to these two local stations, " BBC World Service is available around the clock", and
Radio Australia
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broadcasts are also received in the country.
Press
:''see also'': List of newspapers in Kiribati
Published every Tuesday and Friday, '' Uekera'' is the state-owned newspaper, and -as of 2006- had a circulation of about 1,500 per week, around the country. The '' Kiribati New Star'' is a private weekly owned by
Ieremia Tabai
Ieremia Tienang Tabai (modern spelling: Tabwai; born 16 December 1949) is an I-Kiribati politician who served as the first Beretitenti President of the Republic of Kiribati, after being the youngest ever Chief minister of the Commonwealth of ...
; another private weekly is the '' Kiribati Times''. The Fishermen’s Association operates a weekly newspaper, '' Tarakai''.
The privately owned '' Kiribati Independent'' "is printed fortnightly with a circulation of 500", primarily in the capital (
South Tarawa
South Tarawa ( gil, Tarawa Teinainano) is the capital and hub of the Republic of Kiribati and home to more than half of Kiribati's population. The South Tarawa population centre consists of all the small islets from Betio in the west to Bonrik ...
). It also operates a website, accessible to the roughly 8,000 internet users in the country."Kiribati country profile: media"
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In addition, "newsletters from the Catholic and Protestant churches provide alternative sources of information".
Altogether, these papers "offer diverse viewpoints", and I-Kiribati people tend to be "avid consumers of news stories" about national politics. However, not all newspapers reach the outer islands, and those that do are generally "a week to ten days late", due to infrequent transport between the vastly scattered atolls. In addition, Jon Fraenkel noted in 2006 for the
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...
that journalists "are often young, poorly paid and inexperienced, and the same stories often circulate in the various different publications".
Betio
Betio is the largest township of Kiribati's capital city, South Tarawa, and the country's main port. The settlement is located on a separate islet at the extreme southwest of the atoll.
Betio Post Office opened on 5 April 1957 and closed in 1964 ...
."Kiribati TV closes amid money and production woes" Radio New Zealand International, 26 March 2013 It provided "about one hour of local programming" on weekdays, and did not broadcast over week-ends. It was suspended by the government in March 2013, due to "serious financial problems", and its personnel's "lack fexpertise and knowledge in programming and production". The government announced a review to determine whether the closure should be permanent.
However, despite the lack of locally produced content, "multi-channel TV packages provide access to Australian and US stations"."Broadcast media" CIA World Factbook, 2009
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Kiribati
Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati ''The Wor ...