APJC fellow Gabrielle Dunlevy of Australian Associated Press with students of Pesantren Cipasung-Singaparna in Tasikmalaya, West Java.
 Indonesia, Timor-Leste
Understanding near neighbors
June 2009
Behind the headlines, Islamic institutions extend education and health care services across the Indonesian archipelago. This work was one of the themes of an 18-day study tour of Indonesia and Timor-Leste by eight Australian journalists under the APJC’s Understanding Near Neighbors program funded by the Myer Foundation.
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APJC fellow Girish Sawlani of Radio Australia and Lina Nursanty of Bandung daily Pikiran Kakyat interview a resident of Kampung Naga, a West Java village that combines Hindu and Muslim traditions.
‘Light from a free press is sometimes needed to show our leaders the way’
- Canberra Times editor-at-large Jack Waterford, speaking at APJC dinner in Dili on 16 June 2009
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APJC fellow Yalda Hakim of SBS TV news reports to camera on a political rally in Jogjakarta before the 2009 Indonesian presidential elections.
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Timor-Leste Journalists Association president Virgilio Guterres da Silva speaking at a dinner to celebrate 10 years of APJC staff activity in Timor-Leste.
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Samoa
Graphic designer volunteers in South Pacific
June 2009
Graphic designer Danny Connery returns from a six-month posting in Samoa, training staff of local newspaper art departments in layout and design.
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Timor-Leste
Editors study leadership
November 2008
Former Victorian Premier and now adviser to the Timor-Leste Government, Steve Bracks, was one of 20 speakers in an APJC course on editorial leadership in post-conflict Timor-Leste held in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra.
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The APJC mission
The APJC helps journalists share professional skills and insights in a changing world. It manages the delivery of:
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The APJC works with like-minded international organisations committed to strengthening the capacity of news media to produce robust, independent and informed journalism.
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“Learning more about the political climate in both Indonesia and Timor-Leste, and more about Islam in Indonesia was the most relevant part of the program. Also learning more about human rights abuses in both countries – both the extent and the nature of any violation and how they were viewed by the general populace. The diversity and the depth of the program facilitated all of these things”.
- Miki Perkins, The Age, Melbourne
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“The meetings to do with the political situation in both countries were the most relevant, as they had immediate news value – however, the other elements were vital to providing a useful context, both in terms of the role of Islam and the state of journalism and free press in each country.”
- Cameron England, The Advertiser, Adelaide
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"The experience was extraordinary, especially visiting the houses of local people and trying to understand the difficulties they face in their everyday lives. Also, the opportunity to go to a Megawati/Prabowo rally in Jogjakarta was a highlight and gave me a better understanding of the political climate in Indonesia. I was able to file news reports on all these aspects."
- Yalda Hakim, SBS World Television, Sydney
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