Our Organisation

We are committed to providing our members with the best opportunities available for their career advancement and skills development.

Our primary goals are outlined below:-

To assist the education and development of media practitioners
To provide a professional, industry wide representation of our members and their work
To drive the industry and market forward with new technology, innovation and public interaction

What we do

Training

Regular media industry training workshops

Standards

MAV - Vanuatu Media Code of Ethics guardian

Marketing

Media placement assistance

Consultation

Professional, freelance directory maintained

Home

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PIMA Chair Resigns Over Pacific Media ‘Politics’

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Auckland (PMC Niusblog/Pacific Media Watch): Tagata Pasifika reporter Aaron Taouma has stepped down from his post of interim chair of the New Zealand-based Pacific Islands Media Association. The executive committee will meet later this week to discuss his successor.

Taouma announced his resignation in a letter later circulated on Pacific Islands Journalists Online, saying PIMA was “pushed towards certain political directions”. This went against the founding documents of the organisation.

International Media Freedom Day

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MAV Calls On Society To Respect Role Of Media And Support Media Freedom

The Media Asosiesen blong Vanuatu wishes to call on all media outlets and practitioners in Vanuatu to uphold media freedom and for the government and the society to respect the role of the media and to support a free media environment in Vanuatu.

Given the situation that our colleagues in Fiji are facing at this point in time, MAV would like to thank the government of Vanuatu for their support toward the development of the media industry and the respect it has on the role that media plays in regards to informing, educating, entertaining and giving the voice to the people on issues of national interest.

VBTC Assists MAV With PINA 2009

PINA - PINA 2009

The Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation have made a gesture of support toward the hosting of the 2009 Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) biennial Convention in Port Vila.