PINA president Kora Nou left, PNG’s Minister for Information & Communication Technology, Timothy Masiu and Head of the Journalism Program at USP, Associate Professor Dr Shailendra Singh, during the cheque presentation.
Photo: Student Photographers
Papua New Guinea’s Communication Minister Timothy Masiu has told aspiring Pacific islands journalists that the role of the media is “pivotal”.
The PNG government faced criticism earlier this year after it announced it was going to amend its media laws.
Media experts in the region said at the time that the proposed changes would have a “chilling effect”.
Last week, the chairman of the PNG Parliamentary Committee on Communications Marsh Narewac also announced an inquiry in to the conduct of the PNG media industry.
However, speaking to University of the South Pacific (USP) journalism students at their annual awards night in Suva…
