Mekim Nius: South Pacific Media, Politics, and Education"From the establishment of the region's first journalism school at the University of Papua New Guinea in 1975 with New Zealand aid, Mekim Nius traces three decades of South Pacific media education history. Dr David Robie profiles journalism at UPNG, Divine Word University and the University of the South Pacific in Fiji with Australian, Commonwealth, French, NZ and UNESCO aid. He also examines the impact of the region's politics on the media in the two major economies, Fiji and Papua New Guinea - from the Bougainville conflict and Sandline mercenary crisis to Fiji's coups"--Back cover. |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Fourth Estate and education | 13 |
Pacific media training aid donors and ethics | 33 |
Copyright | |
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