The ''Papua New Guinea Post-Courier'' is a newspaper based in
Konedobu,
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
,
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
It was established on 30 June 1969. Its parent company,
The Herald and Weekly Times (later purchased by
News Corp Australia
News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of the American News Corp. One of Australia's largest media conglomerates, News Corp Australia employs more than 8,000 staff nationwide and approximately 3,00 ...
), 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.
Luke Sela was editor from 1978 to 2000.
With a circulation of 41,000, the ''Post-Courier'' is the largest selling Pacific Island newspaper.
The paper is majority owned by
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world, including ...
's
News Corp
News Corporation, stylized as News Corp, is an American mass media and publishing company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The second incarnation of the original News Corporation, it was formed on June 28, 2013, following a ...
. The ''Post-Courier's'' readership is mainly urban, and it is considered to be influential in the community.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Papua New Guinea
References
External links
www.postcourier.com.pg''Post-Courier'' website
Companies of Papua New Guinea
News Corporation subsidiaries
Publications established in 1969
Newspapers published in Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
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