Review: A PNG media era when development mattered

Content Provider	Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Author	Scott MacWilliam
Abstract	Review of: Press, Politics and People in Papua New Guinea 1950-1975, by Philip Cass. Auckland: Unitec e-Press, 2014, 205pp. ISBN 978-1-927214-09-1 Press, Politics and People should be required reading for people who are concerned with the history and current trajectory of Papua New Guinea. It is also a book with much to offer for university courses in journalism, history and social science methodology. Philip Cass shows in considerable detail how to research and write a detailed study about an important topic by employing a wide range of research methods, including interviews, content analysis of newspapers, analysing academic and popular literature, and engaging in archival searches. Significantly, he does not waste any time 'interrogating the Other', but sustains several arguments about the place of the press during a critical moment when major change was in the air for the people of Papua New Guinea.
Related Links	https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/178
ISSN	10239499
e-ISSN	23242035
DOI	10.24135/pjr.v20i2.178
Journal	Pacific Journalism Review
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	20
Language	English
Publisher	Asia Pacific Network
Publisher Date	2014-01-01
Publisher Place	New Zealand
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Communication. Mass media Journalism. The periodical press, etc. Community Journalism History Journalism History Interview Newspapers Papua New Guinea
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Communication