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Tongan ma'ae Tonga
The 21st November Taimi 'o Tonga has a thought-provoking editorial on the difference highlighted during the PINA bi-annual media organisations' meeting that was recently held in Nuku'alofa.
The editorial highlighted that of all the media organisations assembled, reflecting the nature of news and community information delivery in the Pacific, only Tonga provides its full complement of media services exclusively in the Tongan language with smaller supplements in its trade language.
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What value of the indigenous Language
For the poor local out there who hasn't travelled the world, although literate in a foreign language (because it's fed into them during their primary/secondary education) it still comes much easier to read information in their own tongue.
I think the Taimi and Kalonikali have shown that foreign language journalism doesn't pay as much as local language, which is a credit to the Tongan people in their support of local news publications. Their success is part journalism and part marketing, communicating value to its readerships.
Good luck to Tonga Media
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