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Pacific Media adopt
HONIARA: 2nd June
2007 -- The Director of
Catholic Communications for the Solomon Islands, by now well-established and
known in his region not only for his own journalistic and organisational
competence, but also for his educational outlook on media, media education for
youth, has spoken in glowing terms of his recent contacts and involvement with
Pacific secular media personnel. Fr Ambrose Pereira sdb was speaking of
the recent Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) convention held in
Honiara.
A first-ever blueprint for developing
The Action Plan says:
“Vigorous, professional and independent economic and business journalism is
crucial to the countries and territories the
Fr Ambrose, who by
now has close connections with Solomon Islands secular media, is an active
member of the regional executive for SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for
Communication and is a member of the board of administrators of SIGNIS based in
Brussels, with responsibility for the Pacific area. He has developed a
series of educational sessions for young Solomon Islanders to introduce them to
the activities of media in the Pacific.
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items were passed directly on to ANS or placed on the www.sdb.org website,
including some photos of the recent celebration of Mary Help of Christians at
Kumgi in PNG, and the opening of the Hotel School in Sihanoukville.
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