The Rali affair: A case study for a free 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.

Keywords

• free press
• UPNG
• university media
• Uni Tavur
• investigative journalism
• student journalism