NBC PNG
The National Broadcasting Corporation is Papua New Guinea's state broadcaster, established in 1973 ahead of independence. It runs the national Radio PNG network, provincial stations and NBC TV, and its website carries news from across the country. As the public broadcaster it reaches remote communities that commercial media rarely cover.
NBC PNG at a glance
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Melanesia · Oceania
- Kind of outlet
- Public broadcaster
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- nbc.com.pg ↗
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How Crosswire groups NBC PNG
Crosswire groups NBC PNG as Centrist for comparisons within Papua New Guinea's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.
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Where NBC PNG sits in Papua New Guinea's press
NBC PNG is one of 4 outlets tracked in Papua New Guinea and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, Papua New Guinea ranks third of the 8 countries on Crosswire's Oceania hub, which lists 32 outlets in all.
Across Oceania, Crosswire tracks 6 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to NBC PNG outside Papua New Guinea, starting with Melanesia, are ABC News (Australia), RNZ (New Zealand), FBC News (Fiji) and SIBC (Solomon Islands). Opening one of them beside NBC PNG is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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