Open AccessGood news media book in regional bad news year
Author(s) -
Patrick Craddock
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pacific journalism review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2324-2035
pISSN - 1023-9499
DOI - 10.24135/pjr.v13i1.894
Subject(s) - new guinea , journalism , publishing , media studies , institution , news media , project commissioning , political science , media relations , public relations , sociology , advertising , law , business , ethnology
Media, Information and Development in Papua New Guinea is one of the most interesting books I have on Pacific media. It is a collection of different writers, some of whom are current or former journalists. Several of the authors have direct media links as staff working with the Divine Word University in Madang, a private Christian institution. For the uninitiated, the opening chapter gives an outline of the media landscape in PNG. Other chapters explore media ownership, journalism education and the role of media national development.