Racist reporting still rife in Australian media, says new monitoring report
By Dr Christina Ho in Sydney
Half of all race-related opinion pieces in the Australian mainstream media are likely to contravene industry codes of conduct...
Tributes flow for NZ’s Arab Spring journalist Yasmine Ryan
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
New Zealand journalist Yasmine Ryan, credited with being the first reporter writing in English about the Arab Spring from her base...
‘We’re losing the climate change battle,’ warns Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron appeals to the world to do more on climate change. Video: Al Jazeera
French President Emmanuel Macron has delivered a rallying...
Students reject new Yogyakarta airport, condemn forced evictions
By Ristu Hanafi in Yogyakarta
Protesters and students from Indonesia's Alliance against the Kulon Progo Airport have again demonstrated in front of the PT Angkasa...
PMC collaboration media project with NZ Institute for Pacific Research
A NZ Institute for Pacific Research profile on researcher Dr Cath Conn and health development by Brandon Ulfsby and Hele Ikimotu of AUT.
Pacific Media...
Oro Governor Juffa backs PNG taxes brush up to catch dodgers
Oro Governor Gary Juffa on the PNG government’s taxation plan. Video: EMTV News
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Oro Governor Gary Juffa has commended the Papua New...
Palestinian rally in Auckland supports ‘Day of Rage’ for free Jerusalem
As Palestinians protest against US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Democracy Now! profiles the issues....
Robredo slams extrajudicial killings, online trolls in Rights Day message
By Mara Cepeda in Manila
On the eve of Human Rights Day, Philippine Vice-President Leni Robredo called on Filipinos to stand up against all forms...
How academic researchers are opening online access and ousting profiteers
By Duncan Graham in Malang, East Java
The academic world is supposed to be a bright-lit landscape of independent research pushing back the frontiers of...
Duterte blamed for spate of killings – 10 Filipino activists dead...
By Dee Ayroso in Manila
Church groups and human rights advocates are holding the Duterte administration accountable for the spate of attacks which killed 10...
Jakarta rally calls for Freeport closure, West Papua self-determination
By Dhio Faiz in Jakarta
A demonstration held in Jakarta by hundreds of students and youth from the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) and the Indonesian...
Indonesia must step up focus on human rights, says Amnesty
By Sheany in Jakarta
With its official launch in the country set for today, Amnesty International Indonesia has emphasised the need for the government to...
PNG’s opposition blasts O’Neill over ‘fake budget, fake revenues’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's opposition has declared it will fight a good fight to expose and oppose what it describes the 2018...
PMC’s Bearing Witness project reporters win Dart trauma award
The Bearing Witness video and the prizewinning multimedia package.
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The Pacific Media Centre's Bearing Witness climate change project has won the Dart...
PMC’s 10th birthday Pacific ‘overview’ highlighted on national radio
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The Pacific Media Centre, well established as a champion for media freedom, celebrated its 10th anniversary last week and the milestone...
Philippine clergy appeal for justice over assassination of retired priest
By InterAksyon with Cris Sansano in Manila
Nueva Ecija priests led by Bishop Robero Mallari are appealing to the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to...
Philippine media freedom riskier, traumatic under Duterte, says PCIJ director
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
Being a journalist in the Philippines has become a lot tougher, riskier and traumatic in the face of President Rodrigo...
Pacific Media Centre turns ten, talks media freedom under violent threat
Auckland University of Technology's Pacific Media Centre has marked its tenth anniversary with a seminar discussing two of the wider region's most critical media...
Images: PMC journalists, academics, students and mentors celebrate 10 years
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Participants at the Pacific Media Centre's 10th anniversary celebration last Thursday held a silent vigil calling for justice for the victims...
Family of inspiring journalist Yasmine Ryan issue details of her memorials
Evening Report Newsdesk
The first of three memorials for courageous and inspiring New Zealand journalist Yasmine Ryan who died on Thursday has been held in...









































