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Naea Michael Jackson is a Niuean journalist and former politician. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was government printer and government press photographer in Niue. He published the ''Tohi Tala Niue'', Niue's government-owned weekly newspaper. In 1991, he set up a private printing business, and, in 1993, launched the weekly ''Niue Star'',〔("Michael Jackson joins Samoa Observer" ), ''Samoa Observer'', 16 March 2008〕 which is now the country's only printed newspaper.〔("Pacific publishing tough in NZ, say publishers" ), Pacific Media Watch, 9 October 2005〕 Jackson is the ''Star''’s owner, editor, journalist and photographer.〔("Death and crime not major focus for Niue Star newspaper" ), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 28 September 2008〕 Also in 1993, Jackson stood successfully for Parliament in that year's general election. He later became an associate minister,〔 and remained a member of Parliament until 2008, when he was defeated in the general election.〔 He stated that there was "no conflict of interest" between his being a journalist and a member of government, because "we have a law to prevent us MPs from taking advantage of our positions".〔 He is reportedly better known in Niue than his internationally more famous namesake, to the point that, when news of singer Michael Jackson's death reached Niue in July 2009, "most residents of the remote coral atoll (sic)〔Niue is a single coral island, not an atoll.〕 thought that it was him who had died".〔("Niue's Michael Jackson not dead" ), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 9 July 2009〕 Jackson's father's father was English; hence his name.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Jackson (journalist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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