09-05-2025
PNG's Jamie Haro is kicking goals in sports media after once 'doubting' her career path
You'll hear stories about athletes and their tales of sporting glory, but what about the people writing and reporting those stories?
Enter Jamie Haro, an award-winning journalist and budding sports commentator, who at 28 has accumulated quite the list of career milestones across Papua New Guinea's media landscape.
A proud pikinini of Gulf Province, Jamie's work has spanned print media, online, and nationally broadcast television, and it all came down to one fateful decision following high school.
Presented with a number of options, her first choice was law school.
"I was really interested in how the law system works here in Papua New Guinea," she told Nesia Daily.
"I guess I doubted myself when it came to choosing my career pathway."
Going instead with her first backup option — journalism — Jamie has since experienced a number of career highlights, including being a star graduate of ABC International Development's Women in News and Sports (WINS) Initiative.
Jamie Haro was recently named Sports Journalist of the Year at the 2025 PNG Media Awards. ( )
Earlier this year, she was named one of 14 emerging leaders in women's sports by Women in Sport Aotearoa & Pasifika Sisters in Sport.
And only a few days ago, she was named Sports Journalist of the Year at the 2025 PNG Media Awards.
While speaking with Nesia Daily, Jamie reflected on her journey so far, and goals for the near future, and she made a strong case for the power of manifesting one's wildest dreams.
