New recruit for Asia-Pacific radio and online network
Date -- 13 August 2002
Byline -- None
Origin -- Pacific Media Watch
Source -- ABC Online, hutchins.andria@abc.net.au 13/8/2
Copyright -- ABC
Status -- Unabridged
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FIJI REPORTER NEWEST RECRUIT TO ASIA-PACIFIC RADIO AND ONLINE NETWORK
Radio Australia has appointed well-known Fijian radio journalist Mika Loga as
its new Fiji correspondent, based in Suva.
Loga has worked as a journalist with Fiji Broadcasting Corporation for the past
five years and has a special interest in investigative reporting and in covering
the topical issues of land, politics and the law. He previously spent six years
working as a court clerk with the Suva High Court.
"The creation of the new full-time Fiji correspondent position, and the
appointment of a local person, with local knowledge and local experience, to
that role is a significant step for Radio Australia's coverage of the Pacific,"
says Sue Ahearn, executive producer of Radio Australia News and Current Affairs.
"This move reflects Radio Australia's strong commitment to providing a top
quality Pacific news and information service for our region. Loga brings with
him considerable on the ground knowledge of the issues, events and people that
are making news in Fiji and across the Pacific region, and is an integral part
of our Pacific news and current affairs team," says Ahearn.
Loga has recently returned from a two-week training course on the latest digital
technology used in modern news reporting at Radio Australia's Melbourne studios,
where he met his Radio Australia colleagues and filed stories for the popular
Pacific Beat and Radio Australia news programs.
The appointment of a full-time correspondent for Radio Australia in Fiji has
been made possible by a partnership agreement between Radio Australia and the
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Mika Loga is based at the FBC offices in Suva
and, in the true spirit of the partnership, will share resources, expertise and
stories with his FBC counterparts.
Radio Australia broadcasts 24 hours a day throughout the Pacific, Asia and
beyond via shortwave, satellite and on the internet. Radio Australia can also be
heard on more than 40 stations located across the Pacific, including FM104 in
Suva, which broadcasts Radio Australia 24 hours a day.
Media enquiries: Andria Hutchins, Marketing Manager, ABC Radio Australia, email
hutchins.andria@abc.net.au; telephone +61 3 9626 1723; 0438 947 523.
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