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Rainbow Warrior redux: How French nuclear terrorism changed the Pacific
Opinion piece by Professor David Robie of AUT’s School of Communication Studies, who travelled on board the Rainbow Warrior for 10 weeks before the bombing and wrote the book Eyes of Fire. A fresh edition was published this week.
AUT filmmakers light up the screen at international film festival
The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) kicks off in Auckland on July 16 with its biggest programme to date. This year’s festival will feature the work of four AUT lecturers and two students.
Top Asia-Pacific media award for AUT Pacific Media Centre director
Auckland University of Technology Professor in Communication Studies David Robie was recently honoured for his significant contribution to the Asia-Pacific media landscape at the 24th Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) conference held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
The declining state of current affairs programmes in New Zealand
Opinion Piece by Dr Sarah Baker, Communications lecturer at AUT University.
Research shows diversity squizzed in the election news
Bringing diversity of voices in public domain might still be a far reaching goal for the New Zealand media. The AUT study of the 2014 election coverage shows the news was dominated by males and by political party members. When journalists used social media to discuss the elections they mainly to talk to each other.
The common imagery of Israeli airstrikes, destruction of property and the loss of human life is how international audiences see the Israeli-Palestinian relationship.
Creative director of New Zealand Exhibition at 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale announced
The New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) has announced that Charles Walker, associate professor in AUT University’s Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies and Co-Director of colab has been appointed as creative director of the New Zealand Exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.
Climate change, environmental journalism and better media ethics
Conservation issues, loss of land, enforced location and culture and language erosion are a few of the worries troubling low-lying Pacific communities, and for indigenous communities, relocation will ultimately lead to culture and language loss.
AUT’s Pacific Media Centre condemns Paris atrocity
The director of AUT University’s Pacific Media Centre, has condemned the “outrageous and cowardly” attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, describing it as a despicable assault on global media freedom.
The JMAD New Zealand media ownership report 2014 was published and distributed on December 5, 2014.