Pacific Media Centre

Informed journalism and media research contributes to economic, political and social development and AUT University’s Pacific Media Centre – Te Amokura – seeks to stimulate research into contemporary Māori, Pasifika and ethnic diversity media and culture production. It also publishes Pacific Scoop, PMC Online and Pacific Journalisam Review. More information here:

Find out more about the PMC online.

Projects 2011
Pacific Scoop

Launched in August 2009, this is a partnership between the PMC and Scoop Media to produce an independent ”hub” for publishing Pacific news and current affairs. It draws on the file of AUT postgraduate student journalists, and regional Pacific journalists and academic commentators.

Pacific Media Centre Online

This is a diversity media and resource website. The content is provided by Māori, Pasifika and diversity journalism students at AUT, Pacific regional journalists, and postgraduate Asia-Pacific Journalism course students.

Pacific Media Centre blog

Articles, pictures and video feeds provided by students on the Asia-Pacific Journalism course, diversity students and regional Pacific journalists.

Pacific Journalism Review

This is a peer-reviewed international media research journal. It published a special edition on media diversity in May 2009.

Pacific Media Watch

This is currently under development as a DSpace digital media and community research resource with more than 6000 files, and audio and video content on media. This project currently has a Pacific Development and Conservation Trust grant.

Publications

During 2009 and 2010, the PMC published two new South Pacific books on the South Pacific media:

  • Tongan editor and author Kalafi Moala’s new book on the dilemmas facing the kingdom: In search of the Friendly Islands
  • Professor Marilyn Waring’s Being the First: Storis Blong Oloketa Mere Lo Solomon Aelan.

See the publications section of the website for more information.

Research Projects

The PMC is undertaking a range of research projects, including one on the environmental issues of the Ngatihine land development and Kanaky nickel mining as part of a documentary film project.

Seminars

The PMC publishes a quarterly diversity newsletter, Toktok, and holds monthly public seminars on diversity and the media. To receive the newsletter and notices, subscribe online.

PMC on YouTube

Student and staff diversity video programmes are posted here, including some short documentaries.

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