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Publisher’s Note

Managing Director / Publisher By Samisoni Pareti
Samisoni Pareti
Group Editor-in-Chief
Welcome back Sam
Samisoni Pareti
Editorial Consultant
Samantha Magick
THe magazine welcomes the new month
with Samantha Magick joining the team
Design Consultant as an editorial consultant.
Dick Lee Sam needs no introduction among the
Main Correspondents senior and veteran media practitioners in
Fiji Anish Chand both Fiji and the broader Pacific realm.
Many of you will remember her in her
Australia Nic Maclellan
past role as editor in Chief of the Hawaii-
Cook Islands Helen Greig based Pacific magazine. She also served
Kiribati Taberannang Korauaba as media adviser for the international
environmental campaigner, Greenpeace
French Polynesia Nic Maclellan
Pacific and served a longer stint before
New Caledonia Nic Maclellan that as News Director of Fiji’s commercial
New Zealand Jason Brown broadcaster, Communications Fiji Limited.
Niue Naea Michael Jackson She mentored the two veterans that suc-
ceeded her, firstly Virisila Buadromo and
Papua New Guinea Sam Vulum
Vijay Narayan, who’s in this role still.
Patrick Matbob After spending some time in Australia, for this one to occur is an achievement in
Samoa Taina Kami-Enoka Italy and Indonesia with her partner, Sam itself. How technology is changing even
Solomon Islands Priestly Habru has returned to base where her career making redundant accepted business
in journalism began. She arrived in the
Tonga Iliesa Tora middle of plans to test run a few new edi- models in the industry generated a lot of
discussions, while other presentations
Vanuatu Bob Makin torial products we have been working on looked at how the media fraternity can
for a while, and while her input here will pool their resources -- scarce as they are
Islands Business is published monthly by be highly welcomed, she also bring a lot already, and work for the better good of
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Advertising: marketing@islandsbusiness.com Beginning of the month saw us in in Auckland.
Auckland for the inaugural Pacific Media It’s a good start
Printing: CeO Summit. Bringing together owners
PrintHouse, Suva, Fiji. and managers of media companies, both
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