Status: Free
Legal Environment: 3
Political Influences: 6
Economic Pressures: 17
Total Score: 26
Population: n/a
GNI/capita: n/a
Life Expectancy: 56
Religious Groups: n/a
Ethnic Groups: Papuan, Melanesian, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian
Capital: Port Moresby
Two English-language dailies and two weeklies and an independent television channel (viewed mainly in the capital) provide a variety of opinions and aggressive reporting. The two radio networks of the state-run National Broadcasting Corporation came under fire from PINA, the Pacific Islands News Association, when the news director was suspended for allegedly anti-government programming.
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