Pacific media educators and trainers from around the Pacific took advantage of last week’s 4th World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC) to get up to speed on global trends and to strategise for the future.

Organised by the Pacific Media Centre at Auckland University of Technology, the Asia-Pacific “stream” of 12 people funded by donors spanned both an Australian and Pacific preconference and the main WJEC conference.

“I must give credit to a wonderful group of educators from what we always claim –not just in media but by our governments as well — our Pacific region,” said Misa Vicky Lepou, president of the recently formed Media Educators Pacific (MeP).

Roving photographer Del Abcede captures the scene.

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1. The Pacific "caucus" at the new futures fono on Friday. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
2. Misa Vicky Lepou, president of the Media Educators Pacific (MeP) at AUT University. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
3. Part of the Asian "caucus" Dr Hermin Indah Wahyuni (from left), of Yogyakarta, Indonesia; AMIC chairman professor Crispin Maslog of Manila (Philippines); and Asia NZ Foundation media adviser Rebecca Palmer at AUT University. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
4. Jose Maria Carlos (another Asian caucus member) being interviewed by TJ Aumua. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
5. Jose Maria Carlos with Jeremaiah Opiniano (University of Santo Tomas) and Dr Violet Valdez of the Asian Alliance of Media Schools. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
6. Media educators Pacific (MeP) president Misa Vicky Lepou having her portrait taken by chief paparazzi Del Abcede.
7. Misa in the news again with Pacific Cooperation Foundation's Leaupepe Taala Ralph Elika (from far left), Professor David Robie, Irene Manurae, Dr Shailendra Singh, Post-Courier chief editor Alex Rheeney; Eddie Osifela of the Solomon Star; Eliki Drugunalevu; and Dave Mandavah of Vanuatu. Image: Del Abcede/PMC .
8. Misa Vicky Lepou (centre in green) talks about the challenges of climate change in journalism education in a panel at WJEC. With her are Jose Maria Carlos (left, of the Philippines) and Dr Hermin Indah Wahyuni of Indonesia. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
9. Irene Manarae and Eliki Drugunalevu talk about the changes at Radio Pasifik at the University of the South Pacific. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
10. Linda Steiner of JMC Monographs; Professor David Robie, editor of Pacific Journalism Review; and Professor Ian Richards, editor of Australian Journalism Review, on the "perils of publishing" seminar at WJEC. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
11. Inger Munk of the Danish School of Media and Journalism (Aarhus) and Cristina Azocar. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
12. Professor Joseph Fernandez at AUT. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
13. Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie with Tongan broadcaster and publisher Kalafi Moala. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
14. Tongan publisher Kalafi Moala with PMC's David Robie in the background. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
15. Tongan publisher Kalafi Moala giving his keynote closing speech at WJEC16. Image: De Abcede/PMC Image: Del Abcede/PMC
16. PIMA's Will 'Ilolahia and Kalafi Moala. Image: Del Abcede
17. The AUT kaumatua gives Professor Joseph Fernandez a traditional hongi, the pressing of noses. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
18. Professor Joseph Fernandez, the kaumatua and Dean Professor Desna Jury with an olive branch for peace. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
19. The world famous in Auckland Pacific Journalism Review "Blue Crew". From left: Del Abcede, Ami Dhabuwala, Kendall Hutt, TJ Aumua, Husain Malvi and PMC's Professor David Robie. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
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