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{{Short description|Daily newspaper}}
{{Infobox newspaper
{{Infobox newspaper
|name = Papua New Guinea Post-Courier
|name = Papua New Guinea Post-Courier
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|type = Daily [[newspaper]]
|type = Daily [[newspaper]]
|format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]]
|format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]]
|foundation = June, 1969
|foundation = June 1969
|owners = [[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]]
|owners = [[News Corp]]
|political =
|political =
|headquarters = Lawes Road, [[Konedobu]], <br /> [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]]
|headquarters = Lawes Road, [[Konedobu]], <br /> [[Port Moresby]]
|publishing_country = [[Papua New Guinea]]
|editor =
|editor =
|website = [http://www.postcourier.com.pg/ www.postcourier.com.pg]
|website = [http://www.postcourier.com.pg/ www.postcourier.com.pg]
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The '''''Papua New Guinea Post-Courier''''' is a newspaper based in [[Konedobu]], [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref>[http://www.postcourier.com.pg/ Home page]. ''Papua New Guinea Post-Courier''. Retrieved on 20 August 2013. " Head Office Lawes Road, Konedobu P.O. Box 85 Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea."</ref>
The '''''Papua New Guinea Post-Courier''''' is a newspaper based in [[Konedobu]], [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref>[http://www.postcourier.com.pg/ Home page]. ''Papua New Guinea Post-Courier''. Retrieved on 20 August 2013. " Head Office Lawes Road, Konedobu P.O. Box 85 Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea."</ref>


It was established on 30 June 1969. Its parent company, [[The Herald and Weekly Times]] (later purchased by [[News Corp Australia]]), had acquired what had then been the two main newspapers in Papua New Guinea, the three-days-a-week [[South Pacific Post]] and the twice-weekly [[New Guinea Times Courier]], and decided to amalgamate them into one publication. It was the first national daily newspaper in Papua New Guinea.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250368546 |title=HANK NELSON looks at Papua New Guinea’s early newspapers . . . |newspaper=[[Papua New Guinea Post-courier]] |volume= |location=International, Australia |date=19 December 1972 |accessdate=30 January 2019 |page=20 (PROGRESS IN PRINT SUPPLEMENT) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
It was established on 30 June 1969. Its parent company, [[The Herald and Weekly Times]] (later purchased by [[News Corp Australia]]), had acquired what had then been the two main newspapers in Papua New Guinea, the three-days-a-week ''South Pacific Post'' and the twice-weekly ''New Guinea Times Courier'', and decided to amalgamate them into one publication. It was the first national daily newspaper in Papua New Guinea.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250368546 |title=HANK NELSON looks at Papua New Guinea's early newspapers . . . |newspaper=[[Papua New Guinea Post-courier]] |location=International, Australia |date=19 December 1972 |access-date=30 January 2019 |page=20 (PROGRESS IN PRINT SUPPLEMENT) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


[[Luke Sela]] was editor from 1978 to 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title= Former PNG news editor Luke Sela dies
With a circulation of 41,000, the ''Post-Courier'' is the largest selling Pacific Island newspaper.<ref name="Function">{{cite book |last=Martin |first=Shannon E. |author2=David A. Copeland |editor= |others= |title=The Function of Newspapers in Society: A Global Perspective |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ApA8D7XbNqoC&pg=PA68&dq=%22Post-Courier%22 |accessdate=2007-12-11 |year=2003 |publisher=Praeger/Greenwood |isbn=0-275-97398-0 |pages=68–69 }}</ref>
|url= http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Former-PNG-news-editor-Luke-Sela-dies/2007/06/07/1181089209438.html|work= [[Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=7 June 2007 |access-date=2 July 2007}}</ref>
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The paper is majority owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s [[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]]. The ''Post-Courier's'' readership is mainly urban, and it is considered to be influential in the community.<ref name="PIM_13">{{cite journal |year=2000 | title=Pacific Islands Monthly | journal=P.I.M. |volume=46 |issue=1975 |pages=13 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rpwcAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22post-courier%22&q=%22Post-Courier%22 |accessdate= 2007-12-11 |publisher=Pacific Publications }}</ref>

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The Post-Courier has a daily circulation of 26,262.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Post Courier {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://pg.linkedin.com/company/postcourierlive |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=pg.linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref>{{when|date=March 2021}} The paper is majority owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s [[News Corp]]. The ''Post-Courier's'' readership is mainly urban, and it is considered to be influential in the community.<ref name="PIM_13">{{cite journal |year=2000 | title=Pacific Islands Monthly | journal=P.I.M. |volume=46 |issue=1975 |pages=13 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rpwcAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Post-Courier%22 |access-date= 2007-12-11 |publisher=Pacific Publications }}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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[[Category:Companies of Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:Companies of Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:News Corporation subsidiaries]]
[[Category:News Corporation subsidiaries]]
[[Category:Publications established in 1969]]
[[Category:Newspapers established in 1969]]
[[Category:Newspapers published in Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:Newspapers published in Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:Port Moresby]]
[[Category:Port Moresby]]

Latest revision as of 07:27, 25 May 2024

Papua New Guinea Post-Courier
TypDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)News Corp
GegründetJune 1969
HauptsitzLawes Road, Konedobu,
Port Moresby
LandPapua-Neuguinea
Websitewww.postcourier.com.pg

The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier is a newspaper based in Konedobu, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[1]

It was established on 30 June 1969. Its parent company, The Herald and Weekly Times (later purchased by News Corp Australia), had acquired what had then been the two main newspapers in Papua New Guinea, the three-days-a-week South Pacific Post and the twice-weekly New Guinea Times Courier, and decided to amalgamate them into one publication. It was the first national daily newspaper in Papua New Guinea.[2]

Luke Sela was editor from 1978 to 2000.[3]

The Post-Courier has a daily circulation of 26,262.[4][when?] The paper is majority owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. The Post-Courier's readership is mainly urban, and it is considered to be influential in the community.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Home page. Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Retrieved on 20 August 2013. " Head Office Lawes Road, Konedobu P.O. Box 85 Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea."
  2. ^ "HANK NELSON looks at Papua New Guinea's early newspapers . . ". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 19 December 1972. p. 20 (PROGRESS IN PRINT SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 30 January 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Former PNG news editor Luke Sela dies". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney Morning Herald. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Post Courier | LinkedIn". pg.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ^ "Pacific Islands Monthly". P.I.M. 46 (1975). Pacific Publications: 13. 2000. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
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