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...
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...
David Robie on The News Manual and The Pacific Journalist books for the region
By David Ingram
Over the years, one of the Pacific region's most respected journalism educators, Professor David Robie, has said some very kind things about...
Wider media role in Pacific advocated by David Robie
By Angela Gregory
Media in the Pacific Islands are neglecting a nation-building role that is critical to developing countries, says Pacific media author and educator...
Archive: Scrutiny of the Pacific mass media
REVIEW: By Damon Salesa
This ocean of ours is many things, but it is rarely "pacific". The passage of contact, colonialism and supposed independence has...
Archive: Pacific media benchmark
REVIEW: By Murray Horton
It is a graphic illustration of corporate New Zealand's colonial mentality that our Eurocentric news media tell us all about the...