PACIFIC MEDIA CENTRE

Publications

Pacific Journalism Review (2009). Auckland, NZ: Pacific Media Centre (AUT).

Oct 2009 Issue: THE PUBLIC RIGHT TO KNOW - 'Giving them what they want'

Published twice a year by Pacific Media Centre, AUT University
ISSN 1023 9499

The Pacific Journalism Review, is a peer-reviewed journal covering media issues and communication in the South Pacific, Asia-Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. While one objective is research into Pacific journalism theory and practice, the journal is also expanding its interest into new areas of research and inquiry that reflect the broader impact of contemporary media practice and education.

Pacific Journalism Review website

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Single copy latest issue, NZ Customers, NZ$25
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Being the First: Storis Blong Oloketa Mere Lo Solomon Aelan (2010). Honiara and Auckland: RAMSI; Institute of Public Policy and Pacific Media Centre (AUT)

Editors: Alice Aruhe’eta Pollard and Marilyn J. Waring
ISBN 978-1-877314-76-6
Publication due: March 2010
This is the first book published about Solomon Islands women by Solomon Islands women. It collects the life stories of 16 women who broke through the barriers - as Permanent Secretaries, Officers of Parliament, the only woman ever elected to Parliament, and a former Public Service Commissioner. The stories speak of their childhoods, their education - often separated for years from their families - their first paid employment. They wrestle with the challenges they faced to be promoted, who supported them on their break through journeys, and where they met the most resistance. Finally they offer some advice to the younger generations of women who will follow them. This book fills a gap in information about the Solomon Islands and the experience of Pacific women, stories which have not been available before.

NZ$25 TBC (inc. S & H)

In Search of the Friendly Islands (2009). Hawai'i and Auckland: Pasifika Foundation Hawai'i; co-publishers: Pacific Media Centre (AUT)

By: Kalafi Moala
ISBN 978-1-877314-75-9
Published: March 2009
Tongan publisher and broadcaster Kalafi Moala's new book explores the dilemmas, paradoxes and challenges of modern Tonga. In Search of the Friendly Islands is a thought provoking examination of how tradition and modernity co-exist in Tongan society, not only in Tonga but also in the diasporic Tongan communities in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Moala examines myriad issues including domestic violence, the culture of domination and hierarchy, traditional and modern leadership, the 16/11 riots, economic development, globalisation and spirituality.

Book review in PJR Flyer
NZ$35 (incl. S & H)

South Pacific Islands Communication: Regional Perspectives, Local Issues (2008). Singapore, Suva and Auckland: Asian Media Communication and Information Centre (AMIC); Co-publishers: Pacific Media Centre (AUT) and the University of the South Pacific

Co-editors: Dr Evangelia Papoutsaki and Usha Sundar Harris.
ISBN 978-1-877314-68-1
Published: July 2008
Contributors include: Associate Professor David Robie, Professor Ron Crocombe, Dr Som Prakash, Shailendra Singh and Robert Iroga. This book is a collection of papers from the South Pacific Islands Communication Forum (SPICF) at the 2006 AMIC annual conference in Penang, Malaysia.

Book review in PJR Flyer
NZ$50 (incl. S & H)

Media and Development: Issues and Challenges in the Pacific Islands (2008). Lautoka and Auckland: Fijian Institute of Applied Studies; co-publishers: Pacific Media Centre (AUT)

Co-editors: Associate Professor Biman Prasad and Shailendra Singh.
ISBN 978-1-877314-63-3
Published: June 2008
Does the media in the Pacific sufficiently cover development issues? Where does it go wrong and what does it miss? What are the challenges faced by Pacific Island journalists and how does this affect coverage of development issues?

Contributors include: Associate Professor David Robie, Dr Evangelia Papoutsaki, Julie Middleton, Jaap Jasperse, Nicole Gooch and Lisa Williams-Lahari, Dr Trevor Cullen, Kevin Barr, Professor Ron Duncan, Nazhat Shameem, Dr Shaista Shameem and Kalinga Seneviratne. Topics include: Gender, media and development; environmental journalism and development; developing Pacific health journalism; poverty and development; human rights and development; and development journalism - future directions.

Book review in PJR Flyer
NZ$50 (incl. S & H)

Mekim Nius: South Pacific media, politics and education University of the South Pacific Book Centre, Fiji, and AUT University.

By David Robie

ISBN 1877314307 306pp

Published: 2004

The news media is the watchdog of democracy. But in the South Pacific today the Fourth Estate role is under threat from governments seeking statutory regulation, diminished media credibility, dilemmas over ethics and uncertainty over professionalism and training. Traditionally – with the exception of Papua New Guinea where university education has been the norm – the region's journalists have mostly learned on the job in the newsroom or through vocational short courses funded by foreign donors.