← Contributors Shane McLeod Follow @ShaneMcLeod Shane McLeod is the Lowy Institute's Director of Media and Communications. Articles by Shane McLeod (24) Shane McLeod 7 May 2020 Digital declarations: Political ads on PNG social media must be clear Local politicians are deploying Facebook’s paid advertising tools. The dominant social platform should take a hard look. Shane McLeod 21 Apr 2020 The phony war ends: PNG’s coronavirus challenge takes shape After questions, the past few days have begun to reveal how pandemic has been silently spreading throughout the country. Alex Oliver, Jonathan Pryke, Shane McLeod 3 Apr 2020 COVIDcast Episode 5: Pandemic in the Pacific The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world. Alexandre Dayant, Shane McLeod 1 Apr 2020 Pacific links: Social media as a tool to protect health and economies The Lowy Institute is using analytical tool CrowdTangle to monitor and track online messages across the region. Shane McLeod 18 Mar 2020 PNG: Coronavirus promises a testing time for Marape Although yet to have a confirmed case of Covid-19, PNG is preparing, knowing it will burden a fragile healthcare system. Shane McLeod 16 Dec 2019 Favourites of 2019: Wewak Far beyond the Port Moresby bubble, the capital of East Sepik Province in PNG cultivates a pleasing vibe. Jonathan Pryke, Shane McLeod 30 Jul 2019 PNG: Marape’s blueprint for change in a fast vanishing honeymoon The new PM has big ambition to write a new chapter for the country but not to put himself at the centre of every deal. Jonathan Pryke, Shane McLeod 27 Jun 2019 The Pacific: pinching pennies doesn’t make for policy longevity Australians might be wary on aid but are far more alert to the region’s biggest security concern in climate change. Shane McLeod 6 May 2019 Waiting in Waigani: PNG in political turmoil Instability threatens Papua New Guinea’s government as a rival moves against Prime Minister Peter O'Neill. Load More
Shane McLeod 7 May 2020 Digital declarations: Political ads on PNG social media must be clear Local politicians are deploying Facebook’s paid advertising tools. The dominant social platform should take a hard look.
Shane McLeod 21 Apr 2020 The phony war ends: PNG’s coronavirus challenge takes shape After questions, the past few days have begun to reveal how pandemic has been silently spreading throughout the country.
Alex Oliver, Jonathan Pryke, Shane McLeod 3 Apr 2020 COVIDcast Episode 5: Pandemic in the Pacific The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world.
Alexandre Dayant, Shane McLeod 1 Apr 2020 Pacific links: Social media as a tool to protect health and economies The Lowy Institute is using analytical tool CrowdTangle to monitor and track online messages across the region.
Shane McLeod 18 Mar 2020 PNG: Coronavirus promises a testing time for Marape Although yet to have a confirmed case of Covid-19, PNG is preparing, knowing it will burden a fragile healthcare system.
Shane McLeod 16 Dec 2019 Favourites of 2019: Wewak Far beyond the Port Moresby bubble, the capital of East Sepik Province in PNG cultivates a pleasing vibe.
Jonathan Pryke, Shane McLeod 30 Jul 2019 PNG: Marape’s blueprint for change in a fast vanishing honeymoon The new PM has big ambition to write a new chapter for the country but not to put himself at the centre of every deal.
Jonathan Pryke, Shane McLeod 27 Jun 2019 The Pacific: pinching pennies doesn’t make for policy longevity Australians might be wary on aid but are far more alert to the region’s biggest security concern in climate change.
Shane McLeod 6 May 2019 Waiting in Waigani: PNG in political turmoil Instability threatens Papua New Guinea’s government as a rival moves against Prime Minister Peter O'Neill.