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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 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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May 1, 2024
Koi Tū New Zealand cannot sit back and see the collapse of its Fourth Estate, the director of Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, Sir Peter Gluckman, says in the foreword of a paper published today. The paper, “If not journalists, then who?” paints a picture of an industry facing existential threats and held ... <a title="New Koi Tū future report calls for overhaul of outdated NZ mediascape to restore trust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/01/new-koi-tu-future-report-calls-for-overhaul-of-outdated-nz-mediascape-to-restore-trust/" aria-label="Read more about New Koi Tū future report calls for overhaul of outdated NZ mediascape to restore trust">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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April 28, 2021
International Federation of Journalists Australia’s journalists’ union – the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) – has voted to end its decades long relationship with the Australian Press Council, citing concerns about governance and consistency of rulings at the press regulator. Formed in 1976 as an alternative to government intervention, the Australian Press Council has ... <a title="Australian journalists’ union urges new approach to media regulation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/australian-journalists-union-urges-new-approach-to-media-regulation/" aria-label="Read more about Australian journalists’ union urges new approach to media regulation">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2021
MEAA video message on YouTube. Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) union is reconsidering its involvement in the Australian Press Council and has appealed to members to give feedback on this issue. Vice-president media Karen Percy has appealed to delegates on a YouTube video to take part in this consultation. ... <a title="MEAA rethinks press council role and backs need for Facebook media code" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/19/meaa-rethinks-press-council-role-and-backs-need-for-facebook-media-code/" aria-label="Read more about MEAA rethinks press council role and backs need for Facebook media code">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2019
Timor-Leste Press Council president Virgílio Guterres (second from right) addresses the media briefing at the council’s office in Dili. Image: TLPC. Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Timor-Leste’s Press Council (TLPC) has strongly condemned political interference in the country’s public broadcasting service (RTTL) newsroom where political-appointed advisors for the president of RTTL have interfered in its coverage. ... <a title="Timor-Leste Press Council condemns ‘crime’ against public broadcaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/03/timor-leste-press-council-condemns-crime-against-public-broadcaster/" aria-label="Read more about Timor-Leste Press Council condemns ‘crime’ against public broadcaster">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2018
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