Journalism department

Highly regarded both in New Zealand and around the world, the Journalism department is part of communication studies at AUT.

Journalism at AUT gives graduates the broad base of skills they need to excel in today’s rapidly changing news media environment. With intensive periods in AUT’s world-class live newsroom using multimedia technologies to find, write and produce stories, students gain experience in news reporting, different writing and production specialisations, bicultural and cross-cultural reporting, news photography, media law and ethics.

Research in journalism

We believe in high-quality research that has impact, and have world-class researchers and research strengths across journalism.

Research associations

Contact us

Undergraduate enquiries:
bcs@aut.ac.nz

Postgraduate enquiries:
pgcommqueries@aut.ac.nz

QS Award

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Trust in News report 2025
14 Apr, 2025
The latest JMAD Trust in News in Aotearoa New Zealand report is out, showing approximately 60% of Kiwis uncomfortable with news produced by AI.
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More areas of NZ becoming news deserts
20 Nov, 2024
With 14 community newspapers set to close, research suggests this could leave citizens struggling for community information and feeling more isolated.
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Public Money Well Spent?
09 Oct, 2024
New research shows that public funding for news media during Covid didn’t prevent long term layoffs and has led to unintended negative consequences.  
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Could AI create less trustworthy news?
09 Jul, 2024
A new study suggests that generative AI could return false or misleading information, causing significant implications for the news industry.
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Trust in news declines rapidly in 2024
08 Apr, 2024
The latest Trust in News report shows a rapid decline in trust in 2024, despite high interest in news.