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Techweek 2020 AUT playlist launched

The Rainbow Warrior bombing

Turning the lens on Māori journalism

$10k climate and Covid-19 grant

Crisis, disintegration and hope

Documentary looks at Māori culture

Reframe your mindset during COVID-19

Pacific governments and media crackdown

Knowing ourselves through film 

Why radio matters so much, 100 years on

Broadcasting sector in serious trouble

Media ecosystem in trouble

Keeping the waka moving forward

Say kia ora to the new Internz

Cookbook sales fund refugee scholarship

AUT a 5-star university across all categories

The human face of Iran

PR students help hundreds of non-profits

AUT moves up 50 places in world rankings

19 first in family scholarships awarded

Pacific Journalism Review turns 25

Kiwi to lead world journalism education body

AUT student receives NDF scholarship

Grace makes global Badass Women list

DCT confirms two new Heads of School

Pacific research of ‘hard’ social issues

To build social cohesion, our screens need to show the same diversity of faces we see on the street

Pacific countries score well in media freedom index, but reality is far worse

62% increase in AUT researchers

Diversity celebrated at cookbook launch

Asia Pacific Report covers Christchurch

Christchurch

Farewell to Professor Ian Shirley

Celebrating AUT through the years

Gaining skills for the workplace

Newspapers shrink local news gaps widen

A week with Converse

Meet the new Internz

Professor reports on historic referendum

New Cookbook to fund scholarship fund

New Professors and Associate Professors announced

Minister launches sustainable blueprint

THE rankings place AUT in NZ top three

AUT 2019 domestic and international fees

Communications alumni reconnect with AUT

Joining forces with Radio NZ

5 questions with Professor Wayne Hope

Marking World Press Freedom Day

The answer to low-emissions

Examining the impact of data misuse

Alumni launch AR-enabled app

AUT student joins advisory group

AUT increases presence in QS subject rankings

'Bearing Witness' project reporters win Dart trauma award

Journalism under duress in the Asia-Pacific – PMC turns 10

The Pacific Media Centre at Auckland University of Technology is highlighting the threats to media freedom in the Asia-Pacific region in an event next week marking its 10th anniversary.

AUT student shows spirit at the 2017 Attitude Awards

An AUT student has been heralded for her advocacy work at last week’s Attitude Awards.

Indonesian academic exchange an opportunity for unique collaboration

Pacific Media Centre Director, Professor David Robie will join academics from around the world in a global academic exchange with Indonesia's Universitas Gadjah Mada. In return, seven academics from the Indonesian university will visit AUT for the first communication and publication research collaboration of its kind in New Zealand.

Māori and Pacific Early Career Academic Programme

A new generation of Māori and Pacific lecturers is taking up residence at Auckland University of Technology (AUT).

The 2018 Early Career Academic Programme offers up to six Māori and Pacific scholars their first, full-time, permanent appointments as research-active lecturers.

AUT alumna bound for The Happiest Place on Earth

AUT communications graduate, Molly Dagger, is heading to the U.S to take part in the annual Disney World Cultural Exchange Programme.

AUT student shortlisted for a Canon Media Award

An AUT student is in the running to win Student Journalist of the Year at this year's Canon Media Awards.

Pacific Journalism Review research - Journalists working harder, women disadvantaged

New Zealand journalists are working longer hours, and feeling more pressure, both ethically and resource-wise, than they were only two years ago, a new research survey has found.

AUT appoints new Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of DCT Faculty

Professor Guy Littlefair has been appointed by Auckland University of Technology (AUT) as the new Dean of its Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies (DCT) and Pro-Vice Chancellor. He will take up the position in July 2017.

Student documentaries featured on RNZ National

In early 2017, RNZ National featured a number of radio documentaries made by final-year Bachelor of Communication Studies students.

Exploring what it’s like to look for love as a 40-something year-old woman, a grandfather recovering from a stroke and the life of a bushman are just some of the stories made by AUT students.

Te Pou Tatau Pounamu NZ Peace Foundation award for Christina Milligan

Screen Production lecturer Christina Milligan was among the recipients at the Nga Aho Whakaari (Maori Film Practitioners) 20th Anniversary awards.  Christina, director Kim Webby and coproducer Roger Grant received the Te Pou Tatau Pounamu NZ Peace Foundation award for “their contribution to peace and aroha”.

AUT student nominated for Young New Zealander of the Year

AUT Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Studies student Joshua Iosefo has been nominated for Young New Zealander of the Year at the New Zealander of the Year Awards.

World Journalism Congress at AUT

The CEO whose organisation stood behind the release of the Panama Papers will be a speaker at the World Journalism Congress to be held at AUT in July this week.  Peter Bale runs the Centre for Public Integrity in Washington DC,   one of the largest nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative centers in America.

Fiji placement enlightens aspiring climate change journalists

A two-week journalism stint in Fiji, dubbed “Bearing Witness”, has lent new perspectives on the effects of climate change on AUT journalism student Ami Dhabuwala and graduate TJ Aumua.

PMC director calls for ‘voice for the voiceless’ at Pacific human rights forum

Giving voice to the voiceless and championing the rights of all people by telling the truth was the message given to the Human Rights and the Media forum in Fiji organised by the region’s Pacific Community.

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.

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).

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.

Taberannang Korauaba: Why Tuvalu? A call to regain leading role on climate change

PhD candidate Taberannang Korauaba from AUT’s Pacific Media Centre gives us some insight into what drove him to research climate change communications in the South Pacific.

Opinion: How peace journalism can challenge ‘war voyeurism’

As the unprecedented human tide of refugees flows into Europe unabated, fleeing from both the ruthless military targeting by the Assad regime and the ISIS reign of terror with murder, torture, crucifixion and sexual slavery, along with the atrocities committed by other rebels such as Jabhat al-Nusra, it is time to rethink our media responses too, says AUT Professor and Director of the Pacific Media Centre, Dr David Robie.

AUT ad students turn water into wealth with Just Water win

A successful advertising concept for Just Water International’s water filters has netted two AUT students $23,000.

Book launch: 30 years on from the Rainbow Warrior bombing

Call for a region-wide push for real nuclear justice in Pacific needed, says Dr David Robie

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.

AUT lecture: Renowned Israeli Journalist Amira Hass warns of daily ‘bureaucratic violence’ against Palestine

The common imagery of Israeli airstrikes, destruction of property and the loss of human life is how international audiences see the Israeli-Palestinian relationship.

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.

CORRECTION

The JMAD New Zealand media ownership report 2014 was published and distributed on December 5, 2014.

AUT Pacific journalism students win Ossie Award for Fiji elections coverage

AUT University’s Pacific Scoop has won a major student journalism award for its coverage of the Fiji post-coup general election in September.

Conference to put lens on political journalism in Asia-Pacific

Renowned investigative journalists, film makers, academics and media freedom campaigners from across the Asia-Pacific region will come together at AUT University on 27-29 November 2014.

Journalism students create first ever university news bureau for Fiji elections

Three AUT University journalism students have recently returned from Fiji having covered the recent elections for AUT’s Pacific Media Centre (PMC).

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.

AUT Journalism receives $350,000 to go global

AUT University’s School of Communication Studies and University of Canterbury’s School of Social and political sciences have recently received a $350,000 (NZD) EU-NZ grant to enable their honours students to participate in a three year mobility project with European institutions.

The future of New Zealand media even more unpredictable

The near term future of New Zealand media companies has become more unpredictable in 2012, according to the latest New Zealand media ownership report published by AUT’s Centre for Journalism Media and Democracy (JMAD).