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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>
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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>
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May 16, 2025
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) has called on Prime Minister James Marape to stop Telikom PNG silencing and suppressing media personnel. Telikom PNG, which is 100 percent government-owned, has two key outlets: FM100 radio and EMTV. Recently, it sacked FM100 talkback host Culligan Tanda after he featured opposition East Sepik Governor Allan ... <a title="Media Council makes ‘stop Telikom PNG silencing journalists’ plea to PM Marape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/16/media-council-makes-stop-telikom-png-silencing-journalists-plea-to-pm-marape/" aria-label="Read more about Media Council makes ‘stop Telikom PNG silencing journalists’ plea to PM Marape">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2024
By Stephen Wright of BenarNews The Papua New Guinea government’s push for news organisations to become its cheer-leading squad is under further scrutiny this week as Parliament hears testimony from journalists and top officials. The effort to wield influence over the news, first announced last year as a “media development policy”, has been watered down ... <a title="Journalists challenge PNG government over ‘media control’ policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/22/journalists-challenge-png-government-over-media-control-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Journalists challenge PNG government over ‘media control’ policy">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2023
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 awaited consultative workshop on the recently introduced National Media Development Policy took place in Port Moresby. Media stakeholders stood in unity with the PNG Media Council yesterday to express their ... <a title="Free media ‘underpins justice’ message to PNG government by united media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/03/free-media-underpins-justice-message-to-png-government-by-united-media/" aria-label="Read more about Free media ‘underpins justice’ message to PNG government by united media">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2023
The Paris-based media freedom watchdog said in a statement that “in what may be an example of the road to hell being paved with good intentions, the government has produced a ‘Draft National Media Development Policy’ with the declared aim of turning the media into “a tool for development” including “the promotion of democracy, good ... <a title="PNG government must withdraw ‘media control’ policy, says RSF" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/24/png-government-must-withdraw-media-control-policy-says-rsf/" aria-label="Read more about PNG government must withdraw ‘media control’ policy, says RSF">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2020
Pacific Media Watch The Media Council of PNG has called on all state agencies involved in policing and securing the country’s borders and people against a potential novel coronavirus outbreak to collaborate more closely. It has also called on them to ensure that all measures are “clearly articulated” to the mainstream media so that the ... <a title="PNG Media Council calls on state agencies to collaborate over virus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/png-media-council-calls-on-state-agencies-to-collaborate-over-virus/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Media Council calls on state agencies to collaborate over virus">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A former editor of the PNG Post-Courier has condemned is old newspaper for a front page article “insulting the intelligence” of Papua New Guineans as tension builds over the looming vote of no confidence in the government. Parliament resumes today and Prime Minister Peter O’Neill faces the biggest challenge to his ... <a title="Former editor blasts Post-Courier over ‘trash’ coverage on PNG crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/07/former-editor-blasts-post-courier-over-trash-coverage-on-png-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Former editor blasts Post-Courier over ‘trash’ coverage on PNG crisis">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2018
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as she appeared on the “negative” EMTV News during APEC – she refused to ride in a Maserati luxury sedan and criticised the funding. Image: PMC screenshot from EMTV News Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Media Council of PNG has called on the board and management of Media NiuginiLimited to ... <a title="PNG Media Council says bring back Waide – stop attacking free media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/25/png-media-council-says-bring-back-waide-stop-attacking-free-media/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Media Council says bring back Waide – stop attacking free media">Read more</a>
