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๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Post-Courier

Papua New Guinea · EN · https://www.postcourier.com.pg

About Post-Courier

Paper Of Record Read with context

The Post-Courier is majority owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Its parent company, The Herald and Weekly Times (later purchased by News Corp Australia), acquired and amalgamated two existing newspapers in 1969 to form the Post-Courier, making it Papua New Guinea's first national daily newspaper.

The Post-Courier, established in 1969, is considered a long-standing and influential newspaper in Papua New Guinea. While Papua New Guinea is a democracy with a 'partly-free' press, the media environment faces challenges. Freedom House reports that media are mostly free to criticize the government, but corruption remains a serious problem. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has noted concerns about government influence, with a proposed media law drawing condemnation for provisions that could allow authorities to investigate complaints and sanction journalists. A past controversy involved a defamation suit filed by a timber company against the Post-Courier over its reporting, which resulted in the newspaper issuing a retraction.

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