Pacific Media Watch

Pacific Media Watch (PMW) is a daily independent Asia-Pacific media monitoring service published by the Pacific Media Centre (PMC) at Auckland University of Technology.[1][2][3] It is digital repository gathered and published by staff and postgraduate students at the PMC and contributing journalists. The monitoring and research project began at AUT in 2007.[4] In 2010 it was given a grant by the Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) Pacific Development and Conservation Trust to "expand its educational and research role for the Pacific region".[5]

Originally launched in Sydney in October 1996, Pacific Media Watch [6] was the Pacific's first regional media website. It has links with the Journalism Programme at the University of the South Pacific,[7] Journalism Studies at the University of PNG (UPNG) and the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ).[8] PMW established is first archive on the Pactok server[9] and also set up a D-Space archive,[10][11] which was added to by the current database in December 2010.[12] Pacific Media Watch has been featured on the Panos London Media Development.[13] Representatives of Pacific Media Watch report on the region's news developments, provide advocacy for media freedom,[14] and published the first major media freedom report in the South Pacific in 2011. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Pacific Media Watch | pacific media centre". Pacmediawatch.aut.ac.nz. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  2. ↑ "Asia-Pacific Network". Asiapac.org.fj. 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Pacific Media Centre - profile". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Organization: Pacific Media Watch". Wiserearth.org. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  5. ↑ "Success stories - Trusts and Fellowships success stories - Pacific Media Watch expands resources". Communitymatters.govt.nz. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  6. ↑ "Pacific Media Watch Project - AUT University". Aut.ac.nz. 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  7. ↑ "The University of the South Pacific". USP. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  8. ↑ "UTS: Australian Centre for Independent Journalism". Acij.uts.edu.au. 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  9. ↑ "Pacific Media Watch". Pmw.c2o.org. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  10. ↑ "DSpace at AUT University on the KAURI SERVER: Pacific Media Watch". Kauri.aut.ac.nz:8080. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  11. ↑ "DSpace Community: Pacific Media Watch - Feedage - 10065809". Feedage. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  12. ↑ "Pacific Media Watch | pacific media centre". Pmc.aut.ac.nz. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  13. ↑ "Pacific Media Centre (PMC) | Media Development". Comminit.com. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  14. ↑ "Communications and Information". Unesco.org.nz. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  15. ↑ "pacific media centre | research: PJM1 - Pacific media freedom 2011: A status report". Pmc.aut.ac.nz. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2012-11-28.

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