PORT MORESBY (PNG Edge/Pacific Media Watch): A new online news company has entered the Papua New Guinea media industry, targeting the growing demand for internet access.
PNG Edge is headed by one of the country’s renowned senior journalists, Titi Gabi.
The Digicel-backed company is operating out of Port Moresby with a staff of more than 30, including regional correspondents contributing content from the other towns and centres for online users in PNG and around the world.
“In the coming months we will work towards expanding our correspondent base as the stories that people would want to know about are out there in towns and district stations - and less of what’s happening in Port Moresby and Waigani for that matter,” Gabi said.
She said the company aimed to promote "public service journalism", bringing across real time stories of human interest to the fingertips of its audience.
“It’s all about customers and how to make access to information quick and more suitable through the use of innovative technology," Gabi said.
"We need to be on par with the rest of the world and our move is a step towards making information affordable and more convenient through the use of internet service particularly for mobile phone users,” Gabi said.
Access to the website doesn’t require smart phones. It’s accessible anywhere in the country where there is mobile coverage and opens up trading opportunities.
The new news website: www.pngedge.com
About Digicel
After 12 years of operation, Digicel Group Limited is one of the leading global communications providers with over 13 million customers across its 31 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific.
Digicel, incorporated in Bermuda, is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Cup.
In the Pacific, Digicel is the sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team. Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.
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