Tag: Timothy Masiu
A role for Pacific media in charting a pragmatic global outlook
By Shailendra Bahadur Singh and Amit Sarwal in Suva
Given the intensifying situation, journalists, academics and experts joined to state the need for the Pacific,...
Pacific media in crisis, warns former PNG, Samoa editor Alex Rheeney
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...
PNG Communications Minister calls for media to ‘protect, preserve Pacific identity’
Wansolwara News
Here is the speech by Papua New Guinea's Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Timothy Masiu, at the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference...
O’Neill warns PNG about laws to crack down on media, freedom...
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...
Masiu vows 10-day shutdown of PNG’s social media after capital riots
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Communications Minister Timothy Masiu has announced stringent measures to control social media in the country for the next 10 days...
PNG’s Masiu warns USP journalism students to defend free press
By Monika Singh in Suva
Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of any vibrant democracy and society's collective responsibility to safeguard and protect it,...
USP signs ‘milestone Pacific MOUs’ for enterprising journalism initiatives
By Viliame Tawanakoro in Suva
The University of the South Pacific’s regional journalism programme has penned three milestone Memorandums of Understanding that will usher in...
PNG’s Masiu denies ‘control of media’ but calls for ‘accountability’
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Communication Minister Timothy Masiu has hit back at recent reports termed as "inaccurate" over the control of media in...
Top PNG journalist challenges state media ‘regulation’ plans at stakeholder consultation
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...
‘Chilling effect on journalism’ – Fiji academic warns PNG against media...
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...
PNG government must withdraw ‘media control’ policy, says RSF
Pacific Media Watch
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Papua New Guinea’s government to immediately withdraw a draconian draft media “development” policy that has...
Inside PNG: Media must be watchdog not government-controlled
EDITORIAL: Inside PNG
Papua New Guinea's Communications Minister, Timothy Masiu, has proposed a new policy that, if implemented, will affect the constitutional rights of freedom...
