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...
INFOCORE sets pace on global violent conflict media research project
Report by David Robie. This article was first published on Café Pacific
IT was a privilege for the Pacific Media Centre to be among the...
From ‘reality’ TV to the reality of documentary making – the...
Report by David Robie. This article was first published on Café Pacific
THE RISE of popular factual television has threatened the key claim on “reality”...
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,...
Rethinking journalism for supporting social cohesion and democracy: Case study of...
From Pacific Media Centre
Shailendra Singh
This thesis examines conflict reporting in Fiji, an ethnically and politically divided Pacific island country debilitated by four socially and...
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...
19 years on, Wansolwara’s student journalists still tackle tough issues
Report by Pacific Media Centre
By Kai Ping Lew
The editorial supervisor watches the students like a hawk as they type frantically, occasionally barking questions about...
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...
Rainbow Warrior campaign pushes spotlight on Pacific fish ‘laundering’
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Nauru’s recent announcement that it would ban transshipping practices makes it the third Pacific Island country to do so. Kai...
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...
Push to ban transhipments in ‘out of control’ Pacific tuna fishery
Abuse at sea – “we were paid nothing at all”. One of a series of testimonials by abused fishermen. Video: Greenpeace
Report by Pacific Media...
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...
Key misses vital moment to step up over climate change –...
Report by Pacific Media Centre - Kiribati Independent editor Taberannang Korauaba in Auckland analyses the fallout from the "climate change refugee" controversy. He was at the...
Café Pacific: Nuclear lawsuit inspires support at NZ peace action conference
Report by Pacific Media Centre
David Robie profiles the World Without War conference in Auckland at the weekend.
BEFORE Parisian car engineer turned-designer Louis Réard named...
Bikini bombs lawsuit inspires support at NZ peace conference
Report by David Robie. This article was first published on Café Pacific
BEFORE Parisian engineer Louis Réard named the sexy two-piece swimsuit a “bikini” in...