Month: September 2021

ABU and UNESCO have launched a new competition called T4P Media Awards, which will highlight and promote the crucial role of independent, ethical journalism and citizens’ media literacy for building positive peace in the minds of men and women.The Awards will honour innovative and creative Radio, TV and Digital Media content, which informs and educates audiences on best practices of building positive peace in three critical areas that have increasing urgency in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and “building back better” from the COVID-19 pandemic.The three sub-categories for each of the Radio, TV and Digital Content categories are:

Transformative EducationLiving in harmony with nature, including coping with climate change and biodiversity lossLiving well with diversity, fostering human flourishing and intercultural understandingPrograms broadcast between 5 August 2019 and 5 August 2021 on Radio or TV stations or online and smart devices are eligible to enter the competition. There are no entry fees. The deadline for submission is now 30th September.Entries are open to everyone, including non-ABU members and has a global reach.The Entry Form, Competition Rules and Topics Covered by the Awards can be accessed here.The Jury of the T4P Media Awards consists of internationally recognized media professionals and practitioners in the field of peace – building. The judging will be conducted online in two steps – shortlisting and final judging.The winners of the 2021 T4P Media Awards will be announced during the ABU Prizes Gala Ceremony, to be held online on 19 November 2021 in association with the ABU General Assembly. […]

Two children died in a blaze at Papua New Guinea’s National Broadcasting Corporation in Boroko, a suburb of Port Moresby, the capital, on Friday, August 27.The fire gutted two units of a four-unit property of the public broadcaster in Tanatana Street.According to the broadcaster’s staff and families who reside in the compound, the fire started from one of the rooms on the ground level at about 2 pm.

Two small children, whose father is a senior archivist with the PNG’s oldest radio station, were trapped inside. Firefighters tried to put out the fire but could not save the children.The water used to control the fire damaged the other two units of the building.Staff have blamed the management for negligence over the rundown building.NBC Managing Director Kora Nou said: “NBC’s immediate concern and care is for the eight families affected.  We provided cash to all of them to keep them going for the weekend until we assess the situation more this week. NBC will meet all funeral expenses, including taking the remains of the two kids to their final resting place later this week. We will ask the affected families to temporarily move in with other NBC staff or relatives in NCD. We have also started the process of building new accommodation for the affected staff on existing NBC land. We have sourced quotations for prefabricated houses and will start clearing land this week.” […]