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A frog's head, old ashtrays and student politics

Commentary: Uni Tavur, the journalism training newspaper produced by the University of Papua New Guinea reporters and editors, celebrated its second decade of publishing in July 1994. The newspaper...

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The Rali affair: A case study for a free press

In early 1996, a PNG news media cover-up was alleged over the so-called Topul Rali affair. An exposé by the student newspaper Uni Tavur led to a clash with the University of PNG administration and the...

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Chronology of a protest

"Afternoon session opens debate on World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) intiated land mobilisation programme. Students express concern about the Government being used by the two...

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Ratbags, revolutionaries and free speech: The Queensland radical press in 1968

Australian governments have made continuing attempts to restrict the public’s right to know. This article looks back to 1968 when radical Queensland university students challenged state government...

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Independent journalism

Discussion about the role of journalism in universities too often leaves the impression that our main, and even only game, should be producing employees for major media corporations. This issue of...

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Media freedom in Fiji: Journalism challenges facing Wansolwara, an...

This article is a case study of Wansolwara, the University of the South Pacific (USP) journalism programme student training newspaper. The article compares the outcomes of Wansolwara’s coverage of the...

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Frontline: Interrogating power and disrupting the discourse about Onslow and...

Abstract: When government statements talk about a secret deal with a multinational consortium that will see more than A$250 million spent on a town with a population of around 1000 people, questions...

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From Pacific Scoop to Asia Pacific Report: A case study in an independent...

Media convergence within the news and current affairs landscape over the past two decades has opened opportunities for competing newspapers, television stations and online publishers to form alliances...

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The ghost of Felix Culpa: Adventures in the journalism education trade

Commentary: What is the most effective way to teach the realities of journalism to students? This article argues that the most effective model is the community newspaper, which provides students with...

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