WJEC16: Quality campus media critically important for students, says Cass
By Kendall Hutt
Work by journalism students across the Pacific was at the centre of talks among educators during one of the panels at the...
Sir Michael Somare: We Melanesians must make right choice on Papua
By Sir Michael Somare
The four Melanesian prime ministers of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji will come together in Honiara, Solomon Islands...
WJEC16: Impressive pōwhiri gives welcome to world media educators
The World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC) kicked off tonight in New Zealand with a formal pōwhiri ceremony hosted in the Sir Paul Reeves building at...
WJEC16: Pacific crew rolls in for the big media conference
Thanks to the NZ Institute of Pacific Research and other donors, a large group of Pacific Island journalists and media educators have arrived in...
WJEC16: New PJR features West Papua, endangered journalists and freelancers
Pacific Journalism Review has featured West Papua media missions, "endangered journalists" and freelancers in the Asia-Pacific region in the latest edition of the research...
WJEC16: Journalism vital to Pacific culture, public interest, says research chief
By TJ Aumua
The World Journalism Education Congress preconference for JERAA and the region began today and brought together Pacific journalism educators to improve the...
Oceania Interrupted give media a challenge over West Papua
Oceania Interrupted challenged media educators and journalists from across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region to raise the profile of West Papua as a human...
WJEC16: Oceania Interrupted give journalism educators a taste of Papua
By Husain Malvi
The first event of the 4th World Journalism Education Congress conference 2016 got under way at the JERAA and Pacific preconference last...
WJEC16: ‘Early bird’ arrivals start for global, Pacific journalism events
By Eddie Osifelo of the Solomon Star
More than 220 journalism educators and journalists are participating in the 4th World Journalism Education Congress that will...
Baron Waqa reelected in Nauru polls but Aiwo voting continues
Voting in Nauru's election continued today in the one remaining constituency of Aiwo with the incumbent President Baron Divavesi Waqa reelected decisively.
Both he and...
President Duterte’s war on crime: A nuclear explosion of violence
OPINION: By Atty. Jose Manuel "Chel" I. Diokno
President Duterte's war on crime in the Philippines has spawned a nuclear explosion of violence that is...
Michael Neilson: Time for Pakeha to take politics out of te...
OPINION: By Michael Neilson of The Gisborne Herald
"Why would you want to learn it if you are not even Māori?” “You know it’s a...
No Nauru election visa for SBS journalist despite presidential handshake
By Stefan Armbruster in Brisbane
SBS World News has not been granted a journalist visa to cover Nauru’s general election this weekend, despite a direct...
Prasad challenges $1m for Fiji’s ‘questionable’ PR firm Qorvis
By Nasik Swami in Suva
The Fiji government has called for expressions of interest from public relations firms since the contract for the US-based Qorvis...
WJEC16: Samoan media face challenges on free speech journey
The challenges faced by working journalists in Samoa to ensure freedom of speech will be discussed in a presentation from a leading academic from...
WJEC16: Pacific journalism contingent gearing up to share with world educators
By TJ Aumua in Suva
The Pacific contingent attending the World Journalism Education Congress next week are eager to share their region's journalism knowledge with...
PIANGO welcomes World Churches call for West Papua solidarity visit
The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) executive director, Emele Duituturaga, has welcomed a call made by the World Council of Churches (WCC) for...
Two killed, three injured in Yogyakarta copter crash
At least two crew members were killed and three others injured after an Indonesian army helicopter crashed in a village in the Yogyakarta district...
PM O’Neill denies ‘shady deal’ accusation over Bougainville mine
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has denied making a deal with Rio Tinto to take up the Bougainville Copper Limited shares offloaded...
Student leader criticises drop in Papuan intake for admin school
By Abeth You in Jayapura
The student executive leader of the University of Cendewasih, Elius Wenda, has criticised the recruitment of students in the Institute...