Research in communication studies

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Geoffrey Craig
David Robie
Berrin Yanikkaya
Geoffrey Craig
Our professors Geoffrey Craig Professor of Communication Studies Professor Geoffrey Craig started his journalism career at Reuters in Australia. Since turning to academia, he has published broadly across a range of international journals. Growing up, Professor Geoffrey Craig always loved film and media, so it came as no surprise for him to end up in the industry. He started his journalism career at Reuters in Australia, focusing on finance and corporate reporting but also covering politics, sport and general news. He always wanted to be an academic for the intellectual freedom and independence, so turned to academia after a few years and has since published broadly across a range of international journals.
David Robie
Our professors David Robie Professor of Journalism Professor David Robie is the director of the Pacific Media Centre. For more than two decades he focused on covering the Asia-Pacific region. Professor David Robie is the director of the Pacific Media Centre and a journalist of more than 40 years. For more than two decades he focused on covering the Asia-Pacific region. He has reported on post-colonial coups, indigenous struggles for independence and environmental and developmental issues.
Berrin Yanikkaya
Our professors Berrin Yanikkaya Professor of Communication Studies Growing up, those around Professor Berrin Yanikkaya thought she’d do something related to communication such as being a journalist or lawyer. Time has proven them right in a way. Growing up, those around Professor Berrin Yanikkaya thought she’d do something related to communication such as being a journalist or lawyer because she was very talkative and persuasive. Time has proven them right in a way. She grew up in Turkey and went to the United States as an exchange student at the age of 17. It was a life-changing experience for her, and after she returned to Turkey, she studied radio, television and cinema, and started working at radio stations and television companies while she was still a university student.
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AUT's new Professors
THE world university rankings for AUT 2019
Wayne Hope
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Newspapers shrink local news gaps widen
06 Dec, 2018
Annual NZ media ownership report finds 9% drop in NZ newspaper circulation.
AUT's new Professors
New Professors and Associate Professors
01 Nov, 2018
AUT has announced the promotion to Professor of seven senior academics. A further 16 academics have been appointed as Associate Professors.
THE world university rankings for AUT 2019
THE rankings place AUT in NZ top three
27 Sep, 2018
AUT has significantly improved in global university rankings published today by the Times Higher Education.
Wayne Hope
5 questions with Professor Wayne Hope
18 May, 2018
We asked Professor Wayne Hope five questions about his research at the time of his Inaugural Professorial Address.
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Hulu Tu'inukuafe
Stephanie Tapungu
Rebecca Trelease
Hulu Tu'inukuafe
Great graduatesHulu Tu'inukuafeMaster of Communication Studies
Bachelor of Communication StudiesLearning about interactive media was eye opening, says digital media student Hulu Tu’inukuafe who has created an app to showcase Tongan food and culture.Learning about interactive media was eye opening, says digital media student Hulu Tu’inukuafe. In her second year at AUT, she took a paper on interactive media, and was fascinated by the creation of apps and how they help people in their everyday lives. She soon decided that she wanted to make an app that represents her, and went on to create an app about Tonga to provide visitors with information about the island and Tongan culture.
Stephanie Tapungu
Great graduatesStephanie TapunguDoctor of PhilosophyStephanie Tapungu says she is blessed to have been awarded the New Zealand Pacific Scholarship to come to AUT to complete her PhD in communication studies.Stephanie Tapungu says she is truly blessed to have been awarded the New Zealand Pacific Scholarship to come to AUT to complete her PhD in communication studies. An international student from Papua New Guinea, Stephanie decided to come to AUT due to the reputation of its School of Communication Studies. She is currently researching the relationship between journalism and public relations in Papua New Guinea.
Rebecca Trelease
Great graduatesRebecca TreleaseDoctor of PhilosophyReality television is often dismissed as irrelevant, but PhD student Rebecca Trelease says it possesses characteristics that are worthy of exploration.Reality television is often dismissed as irrelevant, but PhD student Rebecca Trelease says it possesses characteristics that are worthy of exploration.
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