The APJC helps journalists share professional skills and insights in a changing world. It manages the delivery of:
Professional development programs for journalists in countries with little independent press tradition.
Exchanges and study tours to promote international awareness.
Seminars and videoconference discussions on professional issues.
The APJC works with like-minded international organisations committed to strengthening the capacity of news media to produce robust, independent and informed journalism.
Islam in Indonesia was a major focus of a 17-day study tour in July by eight Australian journalists under the APJC’s Understanding Near Neighbors program.
The program started with a briefing program at the Sidney Myer Asia Centre on 11 July and was followed by eleven days of travel in Indonesia -- in Java, Flores and West Timor -- and five in Timor-Leste.
Themes explored included contemporary political and economic developments, regional security cooperation and other bilateral issues, and the place of religion and local culture in both societies.
TWO CULTURES FACE TO FACE: Canberra-based National Indigenous Times reporter Amy McQuire talks with a teacher at the Windan Pesantren near Surakarta in Central Java.
“I have learnt a huge amount professionally and personally, particularly about Islam as a guiding principle in people’s lives ... I have been given a rare opportunity to learn about Indonesia, but the more I learnt the more I realised I was just skimming the surface of understanding.” Dawn Gibson, The West Australian, Perth
Chronic malnutrition is stunting the growth of more than 60% of children under five in West Timor. This is the reality fellows of the APJC’s Understanding Near Neighbors program came face to face with in July this year during their study tour of Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Reports by APJC fellows
Asia Pacific journalists study economic journalism
Participants in the APJC's Reporting Economic Affairs leadership program during their visit to Sydney in October 2007, with APJC staff. (Left to right, back): Herman Lengam, Ricky Binihi, Helen Musa, Alex Kennedy, Bibian Barreng, Mouzinho De Araujo, (Front): Eric Tapakau, Safitri Rayuni, Frans Anggal, Sandra Lawoi. Not in photo: Cherelle Jackson.
Exploring Australia’s near neighbors
