AAP to close Papua New Guinea bureau

October 31, 2013 12:49

Newswire service Australian Associated Press has confirmed it will close its bureau in Papua New Guinea after 60 years.

Editor-in-chief of AAP Tony Gilies told Mumbrella in a statement: “I want to advise of our decision to close AAP’s bureau in Papua New Guinea.

“The decision was difficult but necessary. We’ve been there since the 1950s,” he said.

AAP said that the current PNG correspondent Eoin Blackwell is returning to a position on their national reporting desk in Sydney.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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