The Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) has renewed its push for such an advocate first mooted by the watchdog more than three years ago.
The group has registered with the crowdfunding organisation Global Giving for donations to fund the ombudsman and a secretariat for the Forum which is currently run by volunteers.
The PFF's Jason Brown said it's hoped the ombudsman would improve media ethics and access to information.
"We see the position as being more about public pressure which we saw earlier (last) year with the case in Samoa over a suicide at a church hall," he said.
