Tag: investigative journalism
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...
New free press book a must read for Pacific ‘media spoilers’
By Patrick Craddock in Suva
Don’t Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem and Human Rights in the Pacific is being published today while Fiji...
Don’t Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem and Human Rights in the Pacific (2014)
By David Robie
A comprehensive "hidden stories of the Pacific" media and communication book about many of the region’s major issues of the past two...
Pacific Media Centre focuses on reporting wars and dangers for journalists, aid workers
David Robie has played a key role in establishing the Pacific Media Centre as part of the Creative Industries Research Institute (CIRI) with a...
The Pacific Journalist: A Practical Guide (2001)
Edited by David Robie
"Journalists, as arch-whistleblowers, are often viewed in the same light as trouble-makers who stir up situations unnecessarily. There are deep-rooted beliefs...