"The findings from this stuy indicate that the Papua New Guinea (PNG) press is not helping to highlight and address the issue of family violence, which is a social hindrance to development in PNG. This is supported by arguments of lack of prominence given to family violence stories, unreliable sourcing, negative representation of women as victims, especially of rape, and lack of investigative journalims which is essential to address family violence and its root causes." (Conclusions, page 81)