Pacific Media Centre
The Pacific Media Centre at Auckland University of Technology also collaborates with other Asia-Pacific media centres engaged in research and cultural production and develops cultural and research publications, building on the success of the peer-reviewed publication Pacific Journalism Review, media freedom project Pacific Media Watch and current affairs website Asia Pacific Report.
Asian scholars crafting a non-adversarial approach to journalism
Report from Pacific Media Centre
"Mindful journalism" practice in the West tries to be secular and is practised without having any religious values. Moral wisdom...
New Japanese bill stirs anxiety in the Pacific
Archive: First published on Aug 27, 2015
By Niklas Brandt Pedersen
A new bill due to be passed by the Diet could counteract the longstanding Japanese...
Evening Report’s Selwyn Manning talks to David Robie on Rainbow Warrior
A rich account of the events surrounding the Rainbow Warrior affair three decades ago.
Interview: With Dr David Robie
Interviewer: Selwyn Manning
Date: July 8, 2015
Subject: 30...
Refugee conditions in Manus and Nauru camps ‘suitable for families’, says...
Report by Pacific Media Centre
This is the Julia Gillard interview on Al Jazeera theat defends how asylum seekers have been detained in "toxic and...
Pacific Report: Suicide in Fiji – are we taking note?
Behind the scenes how much of a struggle is it in Fiji for the organisations and government ministries in charge of depression issues to...
What does good journalism mean? Lisa Er talks to David Robie
MIL OSI Analysis -
Green Planet FM's Lisa Er talks to Pacific Media Centre's David Robie on the state of the media in NZ and...
Jon Stephenson’s Eyes Wide Shut probe needs official investigative scrutiny
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Evening Report's editor Selwyn Manning and Dr Paul Buchanan of 36th Parallel Assessments analyse the successful lawsuit by independent journalist...
RSF criticises Nauru government over blocking media visa requests
Report by Pacific Media Centre - Friday, October 23, 2015
Item: 9461
PARIS (Reporters Without Borders/Pacific Media Watch): Reporters Without Borders condemns Nauru’s decision to impose...
Café Pacific: Do you know who this ni-Vanuatu girl is?
Report by Pacific Media Centre
This girl is featured on the front cover of my 2014 book - Don't Spoil My Beautiful Face (Little Island Press). It...
News values in three Pacific nations
Report by Pacific Media Centre Research
From the cover of Alex Perrottet's MCS thesis.
Monday, October 19, 2015
The term “development journalism” has been used for four decades...
Café Pacific: INFOCORE sets pace on global violent conflict media research...
Report by Pacific Media Centre
IT was a privilege for the Pacific Media Centre to be among the 27 global stakeholders involved in a progress...
Pacific Journalism Review 21(2): 20 years special edition second volume
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Pacific Journalism Review
ISBN/code: issn 1023-9499
Price: $35.00
Publication date: Monday, October 5, 2015
Publisher: Pacific Media Centre
In New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region,...
WJEC conference at AUT – the Asia-Pacific connection
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Welcome to the 4th World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC) that will be held in Auckland, from July 14 to July...
Pat on back for Pacific public health successes, but also criticism
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Significant achievements in Pacific public health, reports Chelsea Armitage of Asia-Pacific Journalism. But there is a serious downside too.
Progress is...
The story of Greenpeace and the story Greenpeace tells
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Brian Fitzgerald reviews the new documentary exploring the origins of Greenpeace.
The documentary film How To Change the World has just...
Pacific languages more popular with youth but funding cuts impact on...
Report by Pacific Media Centre
In spite of an increase in interest in Pacific languages from second and third generation Pacific Islanders in New Zealand,...
Native Affairs trumps mainstream media in exclusive West Papua TV report
Report by Pacific Media Centre
“We were among the first media people allowed in in decades. The challenge now is to see if other media...
Cook Islands artists hosted in Creative NZ Pacific heritage project
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Sharing knowledge and skills of traditional art forms – ranging from tattooing to drumming – provide insights into a distinct...
‘Paying it forward’ – a new dance concept with Ia Manuia
Report by Pacific Media Centre
“Pacific communities don’t have a lot of role models leaving behind legacies for young Pacific …” Susan Epskamp of...
Digital broadcasting switchover starts for Pacific nations
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Nine Pacific countries now national “roadmaps” for the transition to digital broadcasting. Without a digital switchover, Pacific broadcasters face increased...
Worst drought in two decades forces PNG to close many schools
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Thousands of children in Papua New Guinea are currently receiving little or no education because of a severe drought making...
Growing Fiji youth suicide problem pushes agencies into action
Report by Pacific Media Centre - Niklas Pedersen reports from Suva. Video: PMC
A suicide or attempted suicide is now reported every day and a half in...
