Professor David Robie and Khairiah A Rahman presented their papers and chaired panel sessions at the 22nd Asian Media Information and Communication (AMIC) Conference in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 4-7 July 2013. It was well attended with 274 delegates from international academic institutions participating in the four-day conference.
Dr Robie presented his paper titled "An Asia-Pacific free media paradigm: Challenging a parochial news-generating ethos in Aotearoa" chaired by the head of the University of Queensland journalism and media school Dr Rhonda Breit. He also chaired the panel session on "Communication and social change".
Rahman's paper titled "Tearing and restoring the moral fabric of society in Asian romance movies" was part of the stream "Film and television in transition" and was chaired by Professor John Lent of Templeton University, USA. She also chaired a panel session on "Communication and women empowerment".
Both papers by Dr Robie and Rahman will be available in the conference proceedings on the AMIC website from 1 August 2013.
The AMIC conference is excellent for studying media research developments in Asia and building relationships with international scholars engaged in Asian media research. AMIC runs its conference annually with the 2014 event scheduled for Bangkok, Thailand.
Dr Robie has been the New Zealand country representative for AMIC since 2005.
A Cafe Pacific blog item on the conference
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