Spotlight on social media:

By PNG Echo This week there has been two separate innovations mooted to regulate social media by the government and its agencies. Firstly, the Office of the Censorship Board is talking of introducing an ‘internet filtering system’ to control illegal use of the internet that is said to be “rampant at the moment.” (Post Courier). Robroy Chicki who is the principal adviser on mass media with the Censorship Office has said the system is aimed at creating “… a holistic partnership approach to uphold the morale [sic] standings in the society.” As such, the main target of the Censorship Office Continue reading Spotlight on social media:

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Four years ago – have things changed?

By PNG Echo I have forgotten how stunned the audience was after giving my speech at Bordeaux University, France, four years ago. Have we become so inured to the problems in PNG that we’ve normalized them?  Link to a video of the speech. 4 Years Ago Today I said: I am currently in France and have given a paper at a French University on the socio-economic effects of the extractive industry on the people of PNG and their (your) response to environmentalism. Taking into account my audience, the paper had to cover some very basic information. Many knew nothing at Continue reading Four years ago – have things changed?

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