Samoan PM takes aim at local journalists, claims overseas media ‘in the dark’

Samoan PM takes aim at local journalists, claims overseas media ‘in the dark’

By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo of the Samoa Observer Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt says international media are “in the dark” about the reasons behind his decision to ban the Samoa Observer from government press conferences, arguing that overseas attention has created “support for one newspaper at the expense of the entire country.” He also addressed concerns raised locally, directing criticism at the Journalists Association of…