The Rali affair: A case study for a free press:

David Robie

doi:10.24135/pjr.v5i1.639

David Robie

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v5i1.639

Keywords: free press, UPNG, university media, Uni Tavur, investigative journalism, student journalism, student press

Abstract

In early 1996, a PNG news media cover-up was alleged over the so-called Topul Rali affair. An exposé by the student newspaper Uni Tavur led to a clash with the University of PNG administration and the journalism programme was closed down three years later.

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