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The Southern Journal - A Statement on Journalism in the South Pacific.
Another aspect of this plan is that we will be encouraging newer, less confident players to contribute to our journalistic output. This may mean that the overall standard of journalism isn't as high as it has been back in the mythical golden era of Southern Journal, but it will, I hope, be both an encouragement for newer players and a learning experience which will enable them to develop their skills as writers through practice and feedback. I hope that the region will receive all articles published in this fashion with good grace and will be equally gracious with any feedback they offer. This does not, however, preclude constructive criticism, nor genuine issues with factual errors, etc. which we expect to be reported to us so that they might be corrected.
I hope that, along with the recent reappearance of SPINN and other private journalistic efforts, this represents the beginning of a new era of journalism for the South Pacific - an era when we expect to receive news and opinion on a regular basis and are just as eager to produce it. Of course, only time will tell how successful any endeavour will be, and I am only too aware that similar statements have been made at the start of previous terms in recent years without bearing much subsequent fruit, but I hope you will join me in doing what we can to make this dream a reality, and in wishing the Southern Journal all the best for this term and many insightful articles!!