News in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha
Huffington Post Editor-in-Chief to meet AUT University Communications Students
This Friday September 12, co-founder of the Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington, will visit New Zealand for a number of high profile engagements.
AUT to host the World Journalism Education Congress
Identity and integrity of journalism education will be a key theme of the next World Journalism Education Congress to be held at AUT in 2016.
UNESCO World Press Freedom lecture to tackle NZ media challenges
The UNESCO World Press Freedom lecture will be livestreamed here tonight - Tuesday 6 May.
New book on South Pacific journalism looks at region’s history and challenges
A new book which examines contemporary media concepts such as critical development journalism, conflict-sensitive journalism and deliberative journalism in the context of the South Pacific region is being launched at AUT University.
BuzzShift’s Cameron Gawley to talk ‘digital disruption’ at The Project
Organisers of The Project: Digital Disruption have announced the final four names on the speaking line-up, including American digital strategist Cameron Gawley.
Authentic content key to connecting with Chinese markets via social media
In the fast changing digital media landscape authentic content and narratives are vital to branding no matter who is using it.
International Award for AUT student
Postgraduate student journalist Daniel Drageset has won a coveted international prize in trauma journalism - the 2013 Dart trauma journalism award.
Drageset won the award for his multimedia news report series about the torture of a fugitive prisoner and his suspected accomplice by Fiji prison officers
Student wins first ever Joseph Peart Scholarship
PR company Porter Novelli announced last week that the inaugural Joseph Peart Scholarship has been awarded to AUT Communication Studies student Kaya Arai.
Dr Jeff Cole in New Zealand with AUT and the US Embassy
AUT University is hosting Dr Jeffrey Cole, international Internet expert and international director of the World Internet Project (WIP) at two exciting ventures this week.
Dr Cole, founder and director of the Center for the Digital Future at the University of Southern California Annenberg School, is the 2013 speaker at AUT’s The Project.
AUT a contributor to the New Zealand Story
AUT University represented the New Zealand education sector yesterday at the launch of the New Zealand Story initiative. AUT’s Vice Chancellor Derek McCormack spoke alongside Prime Minister Rt Hon John Key and Minister for Economic Development Hon Steven Joyce about the importance of increasing New Zealand’s reputation overseas. AUT was involved in developing the educational aspects of the New Zealand Story.