CoveragePost
March 18, 2026
Pacific Media Watch The United Nations in Papua New Guinea has met the leadership of the Media Council of PNG to advance collaboration in support of a strong, independent and responsible media sector, reports UNPNG. The meeting addressed recent incidents of threats and violence against journalists — especially attacks against women journalists and the growing ... <a title="MCPNG and UN hold media freedom talks in wake of attacks on women journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/mcpng-and-un-hold-media-freedom-talks-in-wake-of-attacks-on-women-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about MCPNG and UN hold media freedom talks in wake of attacks on women journalists">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 3, 2026
Pacific Media Watch The Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) has condemned an alleged assault on a senior female reporter and called on the police to conduct a full independent investigation into the incident last Friday. Council president Neville Choi also condemned the attack and threat against one of its ownmembers, saying reporters in ... <a title="PNG Media Council calls for police probe into alleged assault over jail break report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/png-media-council-calls-for-police-probe-into-alleged-assault-over-jail-break-report/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Media Council calls for police probe into alleged assault over jail break report">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 22, 2025
By Patrick Muuh in Port Moresby Journalists in Papua New Guinea are likely to face legal threats as powerful individuals and companies use court actions to silence public interest reporting, warns Media Council of PNG president Neville Choi. As co-chair of the second Community Coalition Against Corruption (CCAC) National Meeting, he said lawfare was likely ... <a title="PNG journalists warned over lawfare – ‘we don’t have any law to stop SLAPPs’, says Choi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/22/png-journalists-warned-over-lawfare-we-dont-have-any-law-to-stop-slapps-says-choi/" aria-label="Read more about PNG journalists warned over lawfare – ‘we don’t have any law to stop SLAPPs’, says Choi">Read more</a>
