A WEST Papuan media owner has urged journalists in his country to become key players in covering major issues in Papua, rather than mere spectators dominated by foreign media.
Victor Mambor – owner of the pro-democracy news site, Jubi – made the call during the 1st Papua Media Festival in Nabire Regency, Central Papua.
Mambor emphasized that Indigenous Papuan journalists should be the main actors in covering the potential of their own region, rather than relying on media from outside Papua.
The workshop was moderated by Roni Hisage and attended by university students and journalists at a festival initiated by the Papuan Journalists Association.
Meanwhile, North Jayapura Police have closed their investigation into the detonation of an explosive device outside Mambor’s home in January.
The investigation has been criticised for irregularities, as well as a lack of transparency, with Mambor only informed of the letter in October through the Papuan representative for the Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights.