Below are the first three teams that have registered for the 2009 Media Boxing Competition after the first trials at the Hideaway Hotel in Port Moresby last Saturday night:
Mathew Werigi: Hey, guys what a joke!!!Hahahahaha
Kas T: Bratz, tru ah mipela take off early.......na hau kam oli no putim long pepa ol stori long gudpela sait tasol PC - page 3 today.
Susuve Laumaea: This is an absolutely thankless brainless night of shame for those who got involved. I hope Madam Rowe, the
Colin Taimbari: Absolutely disgraceful...
Ronald Bulum: None of those Post-Courier winners can write a proper paragraph, much less an English sentence.
Henry Morabang: It’s certainly a rehearsal for the next media competition, this time it’s BOXING.
It is indeed regretable that such hard work put in by the PNG Media Council was put to utter shame by a group of drunks.I was there when this so called brawl erupted. It should never have happened if the security had stepped in right there and then and ejected the female and male who started it all off. But the security just stood by and waited until punches were thrown before they moved it.For the AAP to suggest that the awards night descended into an allout brawl is another slap in the face - where is the story of the award winners, ambassador Leslie Rowe's speech, Joe Kanekane's speech etc? What is more important here: a well organised first ever media council conference culminating in recognition awards, or just an isolated lousy scrap between alcohol infected brains?This incident happend well after the awards had been completed. The Aussie journos were singing karaoke when the scrap occured. Is this the kind of reports they can conjure just because their karaoke practice was halted for a few seconds? While this incident did happen, it happened well after the awards presentation and the formal part of the evening, it happened outside the building and I take offence to Australian media reporters always reporting on the negative aspects of every little incident rather than looking at the positive side of things.I suggest that next year's media awards night should be alcohol free. and I will personally be the BOUNCER!
Many thanks
A really pissed off Big Pat
Noel Pascoe
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Mathew Yakai
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Almost two years on and I’m still waiting…”hello, is Timothy Bonga out there?”
Now that Timothy Bonga has been recycled as MP for Nawaeb, and made chairman of the Powerful Public Accounts Committee, perhaps he can apologise to me and compensate me for the beating that I received at his hands last year before the elections.
The Taiwanese government and media have also implicated Timothy Bonga and Dr Florian Gubon in the US $30 million deal from money that was supposed to come to
Apart from that scam, the good people of Nawaeb and the rest of
The incident happened as I was about to leave Lamana after a few “Happy Hour” drinks with workmates.
Mr Bonga confronted me as I was leaving – out of the blues - and accused me of working together with Lae MP and New Generation Party leader Bart Philemon to bring him down.
He made reference to the recent newspaper reports about his payout from Eda Ranu.
I denied this, saying that I was no longer working as a fulltime journalist, and walked out to catch a taxi, but Mr Bonga followed me outside where he punched me, pushed me to the ground, and then proceeded to kick me in full view of security guards.
I suffered a black eye, a sore face and a painful back.
This was a criminal matter, which I wanted to pursue further with police, but decided not to, lest his election chances be jeopardised.
In true Papua New Guinea style, it is only fitting that Mr Bonga compensate me, my family, and my friends, given that he has already received his big pay cheque from Eda Ranu , is now Nawaeb MP and chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, and has publicly confirmed benefiting from Taiwanese money.
THE Papua New Guinea Media Council Awards presentation turned into an all-in brawl between staff from two leading media organisations at the Hideaway Hotel Port Moresby last Saturday evening.
The fight between drunken staff of the Post-Courier newspaper and the National Broadcasting Corporation required hotel security to step in before things got out of hand.
It was reported by Australian Associated Press today and appeared on the online pages of leading newspapers such as The Australian, Brisbane Times, New Zealand Herald and Herald Sun.
It was also widely condemned by members of the PNG media fraternity today.
"It is embarrassing," one attendee told AAP.
"This stuff always happens at this end of year.
“Everything starts fine, but it all comes out with too much drink.
"It really is the silly season.
“Staff get drunk and then there will be a fight at the office Christmas party.
“All the simmering tensions erupt."
The evening, culminating what was an exciting week of presentations from notable speakers during the 2008 PNG media conference, started off with a sincere and insightful keynote address by US Ambassador to PNG Leslie Rowe.
Ambassador Rowe left two challenges with the media in PNG: to work together in greater partnership to extend coverage nationwide, which would set the foundation for the second challenge of doing more to get the message of HIV and AIDS to the rural majority, 50% of whom still lack access to media and information.
The fight came in the late proceedings after speeches on the importance of media freedom, responsibility and accuracy.
Ambassador Rowe and some other diplomats had already left before the incident occurred.
Remaining guests from the private sector, some diplomats and civil society had to leave in fear of being hurt.
A security guard said what was considered a successful night was dimmed by disrespectful conduct and the fight.
Respected PNG journalist Susuve Laumaea said: “This is an absolutely thankless, brainless, night of shame for those who got involved.
“I hope Madam Rowe, the
“Sack the instigators and brawlers.”
President of the PNG Media Council Joe Kanekane has described the incident as “regrettable”.
“This isolated incident followed the successful media conference that culminated in the 2008 awards night,” he said yesterday.
“This particular episode has not in any way belittled the significance and the achievements of that particular week.
“I think those who were involved got a little too excited and it went a little too far.
“I’m aware that the individuals concerned and the organisations they work for are addressing this.”
Are you one of the many young Papua New Guineans who has always dreamed of having his or her own radio show?
Are you a recording artist hoping to have your songs heard by the masses?
In the old days, you would have needed to know a lot of people in the right places - or have lots of money - to get heard.
But now, thanks to the Internet and its instantaneous connection to millions of people, your dreams can become reality.
You can also create video Podcasts - also called videocasts, vidcasts and vodcasts - which combine the audio component of Podcasting with visual media.
Just as Blogging has enabled almost anyone with a computer to become a bona fide reporter, Podcasting allows virtually anyone with a computer to become a radio disc jockey, talk show host or recording artist.
Although Podcasting first found popularity within the techie set in developed countries of the world, it has since caught on with the general public.
Log on to one of several Podcast sites on the Web, and you can download content ranging from music to philosophy to sports.
Podcasting combines the freedom of Blogging with digital audio technology to create an almost endless supply of content.
Some say this new technology is democratising the once corporate-run world of radio.
Podcasting is a free service that allows Internet users to pull audio files (typically MP3s) from a Podcasting Web site to listen to on their computers or personal digital audio players.
The term comes from a combination of the words iPod (a personal digital audio player made by Apple) and broadcasting.
Even though the term is derived from the iPod, you don't need an iPod to listen to a Podcast.
You can use virtually any portable media player or your computer.
Unlike Internet radio, users don't have to "tune in" to a particular broadcast.
Instead, they download the Podcast on demand or subscribe via an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed, which automatically downloads the Podcast to their computers.
The technology is similar to that used by TiVo, a personal video recorder that lets users set which programs they'd like to record and then automatically records those programs for later viewing.
Podcasting was developed in 2004 by former MTV video jockey Adam Curry and software developer Dave Winer.
Curry wrote a program, called iPodder, which enabled him to automatically download Internet radio broadcasts to his iPod.
Several developers improved upon his idea, and Podcasting was officially born.
Curry now hosts a show called The Daily Source Code, one of the most popular Podcasts on the Internet.
Right now, Podcasting is free from government regulation.
Podcasters don't need to buy a license to broadcast their programming, as radio stations do, and they don't need to conform to the US Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) broadcast decency regulations.
That means anything goes - from four-letter words to sexually explicit content.
Copyright law does apply to Podcasting, though.
Podcasters can copyright or license their work - Creative Commons is just one online resource for copyrights and licenses.
Although several corporations and big broadcast companies have ventured into the medium, many Podcasters are amateurs broadcasting from home studios.
Because Podcasters don't rely on ratings as radio broadcasters do, the subject matter of Podcasts can range from the refined to the silly to the excruciatingly mundane.
Podcasters typically cater to a niche group of listeners.
By Podcasting consistently on one subject, Podcasters not only assert their expertise on the subject matter but also draw a loyal and devoted group of listeners.
Podcasts are also used for informational and educational purposes -- self-guided walking tours, talk shows and training are all available through podcasting, according to Podcasting Tools.
Several companies are trying to turn Podcasting into a profitable business.
It is very easy to listen to a Podcast.
Once you master a few simple steps and search techniques, there are virtually no limits to what you can hear.
Recording a Podcast is almost as easy as listening to one.
Here's how the process works:
· Plug a microphone into your computer ;
· Install an audio recorder for Windows, Mac or Linux (free software for audio recorders includes Audacity, Record for All and Easy Recorder V5);
· Create an audio file by making a recording (you can talk, sing or record music) and saving it to your computer; and
· Finally, upload the audio file to one of the Podcasting sites (FeedForAll has a tutorial on how to upload a file).
Some experts say Podcasting still has a long way to go before it catches on with the masses, but its growing popularity is undeniable.
It's possible that Podcasting will eventually become as popular as text blogging, which grew from a few thousand blogs in the late '90s to more than 7 million today.
Some Pod Casts are already providing thousand of downloads a day, and they're not just entertaining their listeners - they're also doing business.
We have recently been hearing a lot from our politicians about the development of radio and television stations, in an era when the Internet is now king
Our MPs should realise that computers take centre stage in the massive Information Revolution currently sweeping the globe.
In the near future, as wireless networking (Wifi) comes into play in
The newspaper you are reading may also follow the same trend because you don’t need to buy a newspaper when you can read it online.
Radio has played a pivotal role in our development, however, times are changing.
Internet radio is the latest technological innovation in radio broadcasting since the business began in the early 1920s.
Internet radio has been around since the late 1990s.
Traditional radio broadcasters have used the Internet to simulcast their programming.
But, Internet radio is undergoing a revolution that will expand its reach from your desktop computer to access broadcasts anywhere, anytime - and expand its programming from traditional broadcasters to individuals, organisations and government.
Radio broadcasting began in the early ‘20s, but it wasn’t until the introduction of the transistor radio in 1954 that radio became available in mobile situations.
Internet radio is in much the same place.
Until the 21st century, the only way to obtain radio broadcasts over the Internet was through your PC.
That will soon change, as wireless connectivity will feed Internet broadcasts to car radios, PDAs and cell phones.
The next generation of wireless devices will greatly expand the reach and convenience of Internet radio.
Traditional radio station broadcasts are limited by two factors:
The power of the station’s transmitter (typically 100 miles); and
The available broadcast spectrum (you might get a couple of dozen radio stations locally).
Internet radio has no geographic limitations, so a broadcaster in Wabag,
The potential for Internet radio is as vast as cyberspace itself (for example, Internet radio network Live365 offers more than 30,000 Internet radio broadcasts).
In comparison to traditional radio, Internet radio is not limited to audio.
An Internet radio broadcast can be accompanied by photos or graphics, text and links, as well as interactivity, such as message boards and chat rooms.
This advancement allows a listener to do more than listen.
The relationship between advertisers and consumers becomes more interactive and intimate on Internet radio broadcasts.
This expanded media capability could also be used in other ways.
For example, with Internet radio, you could conduct training or education and provide links to documents and payment options.
You could also have interactivity with the trainer or educator and other information on the Internet radio broadcast site.
Internet radio programming offers a wide spectrum of broadcast genres, particularly in music.
Broadcast radio is increasingly controlled by smaller numbers of media conglomerates.
In some ways, this has led to more mainstreaming of the programming on broadcast radio, as stations often try to reach the largest possible audience in order to charge the highest possible rates to advertisers.
Internet radio, on the other hand, offers the opportunity to expand the types of available programming.
The cost of getting “on the air” is less for an Internet broadcaster, and Internet radio can appeal to “micro-communities” of listeners focused on special music or interests.
What do you need to set up an Internet radio station?
Getting audio over the Internet is pretty simple:
The audio enters the Internet broadcaster’s encoding computer through a sound card.
The encoder system translates the audio from the sound card into streaming format.
The encoder samples the incoming audio and compresses the information so it can be sent over the Internet.
The compressed audio is sent to the server, which has a high bandwidth connection to the Internet.
The server sends the audio data stream over the Internet to the player software or plug-in on the listener’s computer.
The plug-in translates the audio data stream from the server and translates it into the sound heard by the listener.
There are two ways to deliver audio over the Internet: downloads or streaming media.
In downloads, an audio file is stored on the user’s computer.
Compressed formats like MP3 are the most popular form of audio downloads, but any type of audio file can be delivered through a Web or FTP site.
Streaming audio is not stored, but only played.
It is a continuous broadcast that works through three software packages: the encoder, the server and the player.
The encoder converts audio content into a streaming format, the server makes it available over the Internet and the player retrieves the content.
For a live broadcast, the encoder and streamer work together in real-time.
An audio feed runs to the sound card of a computer running the encoder software at the broadcast location and the stream is uploaded to the streaming server.
Since that requires a large amount of computing resources, the streaming server must be a dedicated server.
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The plight of Iruupi villagers in Western province, regarding their
Mr Ame today showed pictures and video clips of villagers with rashes and sores on their bodies, dead fish, as well as food crops affected by the river.
A report by the division of health in Daru dated October 15, confirms that the villagers are facing food problems as a direct result of the
• People were generally lost and wondering what was happening to their environment;
• Their skin became itchy and swollen after entering the river;
• Water samples were collected near upstream near a swamp, midstream close to Iruupi and from Drageli village;
• Fruit trees including coconut, pawpaw, banana and others were not bearing fruit while taro was not producing; and
• Fish and other aquatic animals were continuing to die.
The report said people were moving away from the river as this phenomenon was destroying the livelihood they had enjoyed.
It added the problem was a kind of “complicated natural disaster” which nobody knew the cause of at this stage.
The report recommended that private scientific consultants be engaged to carry out studies; Department of Environment and Conservation must closely monitor the situation; provincial government and administration must support and fund a detailed study; and proper and adequate sampling must be done to determine the physical, biological and chemical state of the river.
“Fish and other animals are continuing to die,” Mr Ame said.
“There is no food in the village because the food gardens are beside the river, and now, the villagers are making new gardens near the village.
“They get body pains when they touch the water in the river.
“Boils and rashes start appearing on their bodies
“People survive mainly through selling meat such as deer and wild pigs, and then using the money to buy food from the stores in Daru.
“People are surviving on sago and coconuts.
“People have put a stop to using the water from the river.
“They only use rain water these days.
“About half of the villagers are affected and the
In September, the villagers raised concerns in a letter to Governor Dr Bob Danaya, South Fly MP Sali Subam, and the Departments of Petroleum and Energy and Environment and Conservation about the increasing number of dead fish being found in the
At the beginning of October, after no response from relevant government authorities, the villagers again complained about dead fish and crocodiles, as well as birds, pigs, deer and wallaby.
Iruupi, south of Daru near the Torres Strait, is closer to
