Books

David Robie: Decolonisation, the climate crisis, and improving media education in the Pacific

PROFILE: By Mong Palatino Global Voices has interviewed veteran Aotearoa New Zealand writer and educator David Robie who discussed the state of Pacific media, journalism education, and the role of...

Saige England: We need to write about wrongs, read about wrongs – and be active about those wrongs

COMMENTARY: By Saige England Being passive must come after being passionate and active. Some know this. Some don't. So many people...

‘You’re a liar!’ NZ foreign minister Peters insults Gaza flotilla torture survivor in Parliament

SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle Something significant and revelatory just happened in the New Zealand Parliament. I was present...

Ben Bohane: Umaenupne and Umaeneg – isles of the Resting God

In the great expanse of oceans, a number of small, remote islands are having their moment in the...

Jonathan Cook: Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof

It isn’t Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It...

Amid decline in mainstream media trust, Pacific Journalism Review remains a beacon

Professor Vijay Naidu’s speech celebrating the launch of the 30th anniversary edition of Pacific Journalism Review at the Pacific International Media Conference in Suva,...

‘France lost the plot’ – journalist David Robie on Kanaky New Caledonia riots

By Lydia Lewis Liberation “must come” for Kanaky New Caledonia, says one of the few New Zealand journalists who have worked consistently on stories across...

PJR to celebrate 30 years of journalism publishing at Pacific Media 2024 conference

Pacific Media Watch Pacific Journalism Review, the Pacific and New Zealand’s only specialist media research journal, is celebrating 30 years of publishing this year —...

Disinformation and climate crisis, governance, training feature in PJR

Pacific Journalism Review Research on climate crisis as the new target for disinformation peddlers, governance and the media, China’s growing communication influence, and journalism training...

Flashback 1989: Rising storm in the Pacific

On 10 July 2023 -- marking the 1985 bombing of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior -- Television New Zealand began broadcasting a BBC/Oxford Scientific...

Iconic peace researcher Owen Wilkes exposed global covert military activity and inspired NZ’s nuclear-free status

REVIEW:  By Ken Mansell The recent publication of a book of essays honouring the life of legendary New Zealand peace researcher and activist Owen Wilkes...