Media & Development - Issues and Challenges in the Pacific Islands
Fiji Institute of Applied Studies, Lautoka, Fiji, 2008. Paperback in good condition. Some minor fading and creasing to covers. No inscriptions. 326pp. Stamp stating Review Copy on pre-title page.
Does the media in the Pacific sufficiently cover development issues? Where does it go wrong and what does it miss? What are the challenges faced by Pacific Island journalists and how does this affect coverage of development issues? Contributors include: Associate Professor David Robie, Dr Evangelia Papoutsaki, Julie Middleton, Jaap Jasperse, Nicole Gooch and Lisa Williams-Lahari, Dr Trevor Cullen, Kevin Barr, Professor Ron Duncan, Nazhat Shameem, Dr Shaista Shameem and Kalinga Seneviratne. Topics include: Gender, media and development; environmental journalism and development; developing Pacific health journalism; poverty and development; human rights and development; and development journalism - future directions.