{"id":342562,"date":"2021-10-08T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/?p=64531"},"modified":"2021-10-08T09:00:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T09:00:20","slug":"scott-waide-memo-to-our-younger-people-go-out-to-rural-png-and-tell-their-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/10\/08\/scott-waide-memo-to-our-younger-people-go-out-to-rural-png-and-tell-their-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Waide: Memo to our younger people \u2013 go out to rural PNG and tell their stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

COMMENT:<\/strong> By Scott Waide<\/em><\/p>\n

Senior EMTV journalist and bureau chief Scott Waide in Papua New Guinea’s second city Lae this week called time on his inspirational 25-year relationship with the television channel. He is taking on other challenges, like Lekmak<\/a>, and this was his social media message of thanks to supporters.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I didn’t quite realise how many people I touched positively through this work. It has been an emotional week talking to and encouraging, especially younger staff in Lae, Port Moresby, and the outer bureaus.<\/p>\n

This transition has been harder on them. Personal messages have been overwhelming. They’ve come both from people I know and total strangers.<\/p>\n

It has been a 25-year association with EMTV. Even with short absences, the relationship has always been there.<\/p>\n