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The email below mentions two events in Brisbane which may be of interest to Pacific Institute members. The first is a talk by Prof David Robie and the second is a two-day-long event. Both deal with media freedom in Melanesia.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Angela Romano <a.romano@qut.edu.au><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 18 October 2019 12:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Journalism Education and Research in Australia Discussion <jera-discussion@rmit.edu.au><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Melanesian Media Freedom Forum Pre-Conference: Free Registratrion</font>
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<span style="color:black">Dear colleagues</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Griffith Uni will be hosting a preconference to the Melanesian Media Freedom Forum, featuring a keynote by an old friend of JERAA members, AUT Pacific Media Centre's David Robie.</span></p>
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<span style="">Date: Monday, 28 October</span></p>
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<span style="">Time: 5.30pm for 6:00pm start to 8.00pm</span></p>
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<span style="">Location: Griffith University, Southbank Campus SO6_2.02 (The Ship Inn)</span></p>
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<span style="">Register: Monday, 21 October, through the link at </span>
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<span style="color:black">Thank you to SBS’s Stefan Armbruster, who is assisting with organising and who alerted me to this opportunity. Please share details with others who may be interested.
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<span style="color:black">The Melanesian Media Freedom Forum itself will be held on 11-12 November. You’ll need to act fast if you want to submit an abstract to deliver a paper, as the deadline is on 21 October. Presenters have the opportunity to rewrite their
paper for consideration for publication in <i>Pacific Journalism Review</i>. See details at
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https://www.griffith.edu.au/learning-futures/service-learning/events-and-innovation/melanesian-media-freedom-forum</a>
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