MCPNG - 'The Voice of PNG Media'
International World Press Freedom Day 2022 - 'Journalism Under Digital Siege'
Inaugural PNG Media Freedom Day Breakfast - May 3rd, 2022
Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby
'Newsrooms must be free from management and corporate influence'- Kamit
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
THERE is a clear line of separation between the newsroom as an independent space, and corporate management and the board of directors of the organization it reports for.
This was explained clearly by prominent woman lawyer, Lady Winifred Kamit at the inaugural PNG Media Freedom Day Breakfast held at the Gateway Hotel to commemorate World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday, May 3rd.
Defending the 'Fourth Estate' in PNG, an ongoing challenge
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
DEFENDING the 'Fourth Estate' as a crucial aspect of a progressive and thriving democracy continues to be an ongoing challenge for media in Papua New Guinea, a perspective repeatedly highlighted in events recognizing World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday, May 3rd.
This year's theme: 'Journalism Under Digital Siege', was echoed throughout several commemorative events staged to mark the day.
At the inaugural Media Freedom Day Breakfast held at Gateway Hotel in Port Moresby, members of the media fraternity, past and present, gathered to celebrate media freedom, remember fallen comrades, and to take stock of where the PNG Media is today.
Organized by a motivated group of Graduates of Divine Word University's Journalism School under the name CAD43 Limited, the breakfast featured as guest speakers, Transparency International PNG Chairman, Peter Aitsi, and Veteren Journalist and Founder and CEO of Lekmak, Scott Waide, and a discussion panel featuring Media Council of PNG President, Neville Choi, Prominent Woman Lawyer Lady Winifred Kamit, and former DWU President and Secretary for the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Fr. Jan Czuba.
Journalists update skills on anti-corruption & election reporting
Saturday, April 30th, 2022
THREE days out from World Press Freedom Day, and just under two weeks from the issuing of writs for the 2022 National General Elections, twenty (20) journalists comprising provincial-based media correspondents, sat for a full day of training, facilitated by the Media Council of Papua New Guinea, in partnership with UNDP-PNG, and funded by the European Union.
Welcome to the Media Council of
Papua New Guinea
The Council strives to maintain professional standards in the media industry, deal with and respond to complaints on conduct, make representations on behalf of the industry, and publish reports on its work.
"The council was formed in 1994 to:
- Address moves by the then government to introduce legislation to control the media;
- Create awareness amongst the public on the importance of a free press;
- Encourage training; and
- Establish a Complaints Tribunal"
(Anna Solomon, Word Publishing General Manager and Group Editor in Chief, 1999)
OUR PARTNERS:
Media Development Initiative (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade), United Nations & European Union Delegation, National Broadcasting Corporation, Lamana Hotel Ltd, National Press Club of Australia, Australian Press Council, PNG Investment Promotion Authority, Office of Censorship, Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the Timor-Leste Press Council.
