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EMTV turns 30 – and captures a slice of PNG history
Serah Aupong's report on the EMTV milestones. Video: EMTV
By Serah Aupong of EMTV News in Port Moresby
While Papua New Guineans know of EMTV, many...
Tahitian anti-nuclear advocates mark 51st year since testing began
Pacific Media Watch News desk
Tahitians will today mark the 51st anniversary of the first French nuclear weapons test in the Pacific as advocates still...
PNG Media Council seeks opinion over Cybercrime Act’s ‘free speech’ impact
By Geraldine Kalabai in Port Moresby
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea is seeking a legal opinion on the effects of the government's 2016...
Transparency sets up free hot line to report corruption during PNG...
A citizens video appealing to Papua New Guinean citizens to beat corruption and "vote for change". Video: Mangi PNG
By Kiwiana Ngabung in Port Moresby
Transparency International...
PMC to host visiting Pacific exchange student journalists
Pacific Media Watch News Desk
The Pacific Media Centre will host three student journalists today in the opening session of a two-week attachment media programme...
Annie Goldson talks to RNZ’s Sunday on the Kim Dotcom doco
Kim Dotcom ... the "most wanted man online". Video: Caught in the Web
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Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web is the new...
Rights groups condemn ‘cowardly censorship’ bid over Al Jazeera
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Press freedom and human rights advocates, journalists and social media users have condemned a demand by Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries...
Unprecedented outpouring of grief at funeral for Vanuatu president
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
Vanuatu has never seen an outpouring of sorrow and admiration such as it witnessed yesterday.
Many alive today may not...
‘Anticipation, excitement’ sweep PNG as election polling looms
Pacific Media Centre News Desk
Polling in Papua New Guinea’s 2017 national election begins this weekend.
On Saturday, voters will take to the polling booths after...
New York Times condemns ‘misguided’ attempt to silence Al Jazeera
Silencing Al Jazeera was a high priority when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Yemen moved to isolate Qatar earlier this month,...
New governance watchdog PNGi exposes O’Neill’s business networks
Pacific Media Watch News Desk
PNGi is set to revolutionise governance in Papua New Guinea by cracking open the secrets of the rich and powerful...
PNG grants citizenship to 138 West Papuans, waives legal fees
By Delly Waigeno in Port Moresby
Four naturalised citizens and 138 West Papuans have become citizens of Papua New Guinea.
Acting Chief Migration Officer Solomon Kantha...
Juffa blasts PNG for ‘hypocrisy’ over deportation of NZ missionary
Oro Governor Gary Juffa blasts PNG government over the deportation of NZ Catholic missionary Douglas Tennent. Video: EMTV News
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Oro Governor...
‘Make election less disruptive’, pleads commissioner ahead of PNG ballot
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
More than 800 election monitors will be deployed nationwide to observe and make independent reports on Papua New Guinea’s...
Al Jazeera caught in the Qatar crisis crossfire, reports Mediawatch
Pacific Media Watch News Desk
So-called "fake news" and the damage it can do has featured much in the media in recent months.
Radio NZ's Mediawatch...
PM O’Neill challenges rival candidates to show off ‘real policies’ for...
Speaking about the controversial Manus Asylum Centre saga, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says the deal was signed and agreed to for the development of...
Paris climate change pact ‘not enough to save us’, warns Fiji...
By Nasik Swami in Suva
Current national contributions by countries to the Paris Agreement on climate change are not enough to save the Pacific, says...
Panguna women landowners say BCL didn’t consult and ‘isn’t welcome’
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Women in Central Bougainville and landowners of the Panguna copper mine site are opposing the reopening of the mine.
A delegation...
Southern Cross: 30 years of N-free Aotearoa – Pacific leaders seek...
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AUT Pacific Media Centre's Pacific Media Watch freedom project editor Kendall Hutt speaks with 95bFM's The Wire host Amanda Jane...
Pacific leaders drive call for healthier oceans at UN conference
Campaigning to save threatened Pacific and global fish stocks. Video: UN
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Political leaders from across the Pacific have played a central role...
NCTV team drops in on AUT’s Pacific Media Centre and Screen...
NCTV's latest news bulletin.
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New Caledonia TV's chief executive Laurent Le Brun and colleagues made a flying visit to AUT's Screen...
Fred Wesley: Our environment message needs to be in every corner...
EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley
Today is a special day. On June 5 every year there is a concerted effort to promote awareness on the importance...