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PMC director gives media awards keynote, research seminar at Pacific university
Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie has visited Fiji as the guest of the regional University of the South Pacific to present a keynote address at the annual journalism awards night and to present a research seminar for academics.
Gifting the spirit of Christmas 100 years ago
AUT historian Paul Moon digs into the Christmas gifting habits of Kiwis in 1915. How much has changed?
Tackling Pacific health issues through better nutrition
A group of passionate Pacific workers will soon be taking their messages of healthy eating to communities ranging from Northland to Waikato.
Erasing Christmas not the answer to workplace diversity
Steering clear of Christmas is an inappropriate response to diversity, says Professor of Diversity Edwina Pio.
For an hour and a half on Sunday evening - in the final excruciating stages of a marathon negotiating session involving through the night meetings on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - it looked as if a typo in the final draft text might derail proceedings.
Journalism under threat - ‘digital first’ strategies put journalists last
Journalism in New Zealand is threatened by the constant culling of editorial jobs and current affairs programmes. The 2015 JMAD New Zealand Media Ownership Report observes that in this year alone 60-70 jobs were removed from newsrooms and current affairs production. This report is the fifth produced by the AUT’s research centre Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD).
Final year fashion students transformed the newly-reopened St James’ Theatre into a fashion hotspot last week.
Journalism Conference gets UNESCO Grant
AUT has won a UNESCO grant to help support the World Journalism Education Congress being hosted at the City Campus in July 2016.
AUT takes centre stage on Vietnam education mission
An AUT delegation accompanied Prime Minister John Key and Economic Development and Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce to Vietnam in November on a mission to look at opportunities for collaboration in the education sector and engage key alumni in the country.
Introductions to US employers taken care of for 19 AUT achievers
They’re packing their bags to swap an El Nino summer for winter in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Colorado Springs, but for 19 AUT students and new graduates, cold calls are not required because the introductions have been taken care of.