Mobile phones and media use in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea

A mobile phone service was not available to the majority of the population in Papua New Guinea (PNG) until mid-2007. Since that time, commercial competition has been introduced into the mobile telecommunication sector and coverage has spread across many parts of the country. While the focus of this...

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Autor principal:	Amanda Watson
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2013
Materias:	Cell phone Circuit of culture Communication Melanesia Mobile telephony Papua New Guinea Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:21dd1598b2494921900b2544e5a53ab32021-12-02T11:51:18ZMobile phones and media use in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea10.24135/pjr.v19i2.2231023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/21dd1598b2494921900b2544e5a53ab32013-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/223https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035A mobile phone service was not available to the majority of the population in Papua New Guinea (PNG) until mid-2007. Since that time, commercial competition has been introduced into the mobile telecommunication sector and coverage has spread across many parts of the country. While the focus of this article is on mobile phones, the research has also explored media access and media usage more generally. Analysis in this article adopts the ‘circuit of culture’ model developed by du Gay et al. (1997). The article is based on data from a survey conducted in 2009 in eight rural villages in Madang Province. The research occurred during the primary stages of mobile phone adoption in these places, providing a rare opportunity to gauge early adoption behaviour and attitudes.Amanda WatsonAsia Pacific NetworkarticleCell phoneCircuit of cultureCommunicationMelanesiaMobile telephonyPapua New GuineaCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 19, Iss 2 (2013)
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description	A mobile phone service was not available to the majority of the population in Papua New Guinea (PNG) until mid-2007. Since that time, commercial competition has been introduced into the mobile telecommunication sector and coverage has spread across many parts of the country. While the focus of this article is on mobile phones, the research has also explored media access and media usage more generally. Analysis in this article adopts the ‘circuit of culture’ model developed by du Gay et al. (1997). The article is based on data from a survey conducted in 2009 in eight rural villages in Madang Province. The research occurred during the primary stages of mobile phone adoption in these places, providing a rare opportunity to gauge early adoption behaviour and attitudes.
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title_full	Mobile phones and media use in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea
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Mobile phones and media use in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea

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