ABC hosts 2024 Pacific Media Partnership Conference

More than 150 media leaders and practitioners from the Pacific and Australia have attended the 2024 Pacific Media Partnership Conference, hosted in Brisbane by ABC.

Participants in the two-day conference at ABC Brisbane’s Southbank offices, attended workshops, presentations and discussions discussed media freedom, digital transformation, disinformation, the future of news and gender equality in reporting.

ABC Managing Director David Anderson said: “The ABC has been delighted to welcome to Brisbane media professionals from across the Pacific and Australia for this important gathering, which reaffirms the ABC’s commitment to our Pacific media partners and our region’s multilateral media infrastructure. ABC Brisbane is a fitting location for the conference given its recent emergence as a hub for the ABC’s Pacific content makers.”

ABU Secretary General Ahmed Nadeem said: “I would like to thank the ABC for hosting this meeting of the ABU’s Pacific members and partners. In a rapidly changing media landscape, it’s important all broadcasters – large and small – have the opportunity to learn about the latest industry developments, enhance skills and share experiences from within the region and beyond. The ABC plays a very important role supporting its fellow members and we value its contribution to ABU activities such as the Pacific Media Partnership Meeting.”

The conference follows a high-level summit of Pacific Media Leaders held in Sydney in February 2024, also hosted by ABC.