Tag: PNG media policy

NBC News A former newspaper editor believes the journalism profession in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Island countries is in crisis. Team leader of the...

The National in Port Moresby The Papua New Guinea government plans to introduce laws to curb free speech and freedom of the press, former prime...

Asia Pacific Media Network's chair Dr Heather Devere, deputy chair Dr David Robie and Pacific Journalism Review editor Dr Philip Cass last month made...

The National in Port Moresby Senior Papua New Guinean television journalist and columnist Scott Waide has challenged the government on what it actually wants to...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby The Papua New Guinean government has been bluntly and frankly reminded to leave mainstream media alone as a long...

EDITORIAL: PNG Post-Courier The discussions on Papua New Guinea's new draft media development policy will come to the fore today when the media industry presents...

The National Papua New Guinea's The National newspaper has welcomed a statement by the Information and Communication Technology Department (DICT) that the government has no...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital and social media journalist, and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist and Pacific Waves presenter A Pacific journalism academic has...

ANALYSIS: By Mong Palatino Various stakeholders have warned that the draft National Media Development Policy released by Papua New Guinea’s Department of Information and Communications...

By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Enga Governor Sir Peter Ipatas has told the Papua New Guinean government and national leaders to allow the media...

The National in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's draft National Media Development Policy is not intended to give the government power to control the media...

ANALYSIS: By Scott Waide in Port Moresby The new media development policy being proposed by the Papua New Guinea Communications Minister, Timothy Masiu, could lead...

Pacific Media Watch A New Zealand-based media research and publication group has called for an "urgent rethink" on Papua New Guinea's draft media development policy,...

PNG Post-Courier An anti-corruption NGO in Papua New Guinea has criticised the haste with which the government is conducting consultation on a draft National Media...

The National in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s new media draft policy would put a stop to reporting news not regarded as “positive” for the...

By Rebecca Kuku Media is not a tool of government to promote its agenda -- however altruistic that agenda may be, says media academic Dr...