FijiFirst MP Jone Usamate, says they opposed the repealing of the Media Industry Development Act for the protections that were in the Act such as protection of children, cross media and foreign ownership.
Usamate says their concern is if you throw the whole Act what happens to the other protections.
When asked on the government saying that freedom of expression was suppressed, Usamate says they always say that.
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When asked if the media should be controlled, Usamate says the media should be regulated fairly.
When questioned if they will be more open to media compared to before as they were not responding to a lot of media questions, Usamate says they want their viewpoint to come into the media.
