Nineteen journalists from Papua New Guinea’s leading television media company, EMTV, have been suspended following a walk-off protest by staff.
The staff left in protest last week in support of their head of news and current affairs, Sincha Dimara, who was suspended earlier this month for “insubordination,” which reportedly consisted of running stories about the arrest of Australian businessman Jamie Pang, including criticism of police and criminal procedures in the case.
The walk-off meant that on Thursday no news was produced by the station, which aired a rerun of Wednesday’s 6pm news bulletin.
The staffing drama centers around the station’s coverage of Pang,