Tag: WJEC
China bid wins hosting rights for next global journalism meet
By Jeremaiah Opiniano in Paris
Journalism that usually fits into democracies will go to China in 2022 when the economic and political giant hosts a...
Images: Asia-Pacific delegates make their mark at global media conference
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...
WJEC16: ‘Real world’ journo schools face ethical dilemmas
By TJ Aumua
"Teaching hospital" is a model that is regarded as a way for journalism educators to turn their classrooms into newsrooms by immersing...
WJEC16: Moala’s message to global journos – ‘include Pacific in your...
By TJ Aumua
Pacific communities know how difficult it is to have our voices and regional human rights abuses heard on a world stage and...
WJEC16: Pacific media educators struggle to find answers for common problems
By Husain Malvi
Journalism education is challenged by issues in all regions of the world and the South Pacific is no different. At the 4th...
WJEC16: Lack of qualified journalists, educators threatens quality of Pacific media
By TJ Aumua
The lack of qualified journalists and media educators is threatening the quality of media in the Pacific. This was an urgent topic discussed...
WJEC16: Digital-tech evolution demands journalism ‘shake-up’, say educators
By Kendall Hutt, Ami Dhabuwala and Husain Malvi
Journalism educators from across the globe continued to gather at the 4th World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC)...
WJEC16: Media challenges in the Pacific – what the journos think
By Kendall Hutt, Husain Malvi, Ami Dhabuwala and TJ Aumua
Media experts from around the Pacific region held a series of discussion panels at the...
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: ‘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...
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...
Livestreaming: Corruption in the Pacific and the role of the media
A major challenge for Pacific Island nations is how to address corruption, lack of accountability and transparency and mismanagement of public and private resources.
Now...
Duterte’s tough stance, impunity big challenges for media in Philippines
By David Robie
Strained relations between the President-elect of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, and much of the news media before he even takes office this...
Asia-Pacific climate change reporting skills need boost but media ‘lacking resources’
By TJ Aumua
Media experts say journalism institutions lack the resources needed to raise the quality and awareness of environmental reportage in the Asia-Pacific region.
Widely...
Strong Asia-Pacific contingent lined up for world journalism congress
A short documentary about the work of Pacific Media Centre students and staff by Alistar Kata ... made to mark WJEC at AUT University...