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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 journal published today....
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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 Auckland for the World Journalism Education Congress in...
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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 the Auckland University of Technology (AUT)....
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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 preconference for the 4th World Journalism Education Congress...
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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 preconference leading up to the 4th World Journalism...
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WJEC16: Asian communications duo meet Asia NZ Foundation
Asia New Zealand Foundation-supported communication studies and journalism particants Dr Hermin Indah Wahyuni of Indonesia and professor Crispin Maslog of the Philippines today caught up with host,...
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WJEC16: Post-COP21: Journalism climate change education in Asia-Pacific:...
Leading up to COP21 Paris, there was overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is happening, and human-induced. With global warming on the increase and species and their habitats on the...
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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) at the Auckland University of...
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WJEC16: Educators warn of looming crises within journalism, stress ‘better...
By Kendall Hutt Journalism educators from across the Pacific have raised concerns about the current state of journalism globally at the 4th World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC) at the Auckland...
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WJEC16: Lack of qualified journalists, educators threatens quality of Pacific...
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 today among journalism educators as part of the...
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WJEC16: Editors tell of ‘perils and pitfalls’ of research publishing
By Husain Malvi Research journal editors and publishers are often faced with a range of challenges when producing publications outside the Northern Hemisphere elite. At the 4th World Journalism...
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WJEC16: Journalism academic calls for probe on PNG student unrest media coverage
By David Robie A Papua New Guinea media educator today called for an investigation into coverage of the two months of protest at the nation’s universities, including last month’s incident when police...
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WJEC16: Media failing in reporting climate change, say educators
By Kendall Hutt The United Nations Climate Change Conference last year – more commonly referred to as “COP21”, may have been praised as a “historic turning point” in reducing global warming by French...
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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 World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC), held at the...
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WJEC16: Moala’s message to global journos –‘include Pacific in your media’
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 to be represented in global media. Tonight veteran broadcaster...
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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 students into a practical learning environment. But it...
View ArticleIndonesian police under fire over arrest of Papuan students, racial abuse
By Ryan Dagur in in Jakarta Indonesian Church officials and activists have accused police in Yogyakarta of racism and using excessive force after six Papuan students were arrested for singing Papuan...
View ArticleUPNG students still confused in wake of academic closure
By Nadia Marai in Port Moresby Since the termination of the academic year at the University of Papua New Guinea earlier this month most students have left Waigani campus and returned to their home...
View ArticleMPs called on to support PNG university students’ travel
By Quintina Naime in Port Moresby Governors and members of parliament in Papua New Guinea have been urged to assist university students by way of sending them back to their respective tertiary...
View ArticleOil Search provides K185m for five-year health, education plan in PNG
By Charles Yapumi in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s oil and gas giant, Oil Search, plans to continue investing money into supporting national developmental challenges. Managing director Peter Botten...
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