Samoan government and journalists at odds over draft media rules

Samoa's new government has found itself at odds with journalists over whether the state is attempting to stifle press freedom in the country by controlling "negative reporting". This comes after Samoa Observer reported excerpts from the "third version" of a leaked copy of a draft media protocol document, which the newspaper states would introduce "sweeping new restrictions on how journalists may question the country's leaders", including foreign media. According to excerpts published by the news