Investigative journalism covering failed states, distant empires and Pacific politics
Media International Australia/Pacific Media Watch
A leading international communications academic has described a recent book from the Pacific Media Centre as "investigative journalism at its...
NZ students win top Ossie Award for 2014 Fijian election coverage
AUT University
Coverage of the Fijian elections by three New Zealand postgraduate student journalists has been awarded a top prize at the annual Ossie Awards.
Mads...
Behind the elusive mythmaking over Fiji, West Papua
By David Robie
On the eve of a vital meeting in Port Vila planning a more unified stance over independence in West Papua by disparate...
Shooting the messenger, Pacific style
Media freedom as an issue in the Pacific has been defined in far too narrow terms, as if Big Brother governments and politicians ignorant...
Talanoa: The complex notion of news in the Pacific
Brent Edwards looks at journalist and academic David Robie's scrutiny of the Pacific region's governance and journalism. Cartoon by David Pope
By Brent Edwards
David Robie...
Journalist’s new book tackles atrocities and human rights issues in the Pacific
By Karina Abadia
Veteran journalist Dr David Robie doesn't shy away from a challenge when covering a story.
He has spent his career promoting issues pertinent...