The suitcase, the samurai sword and the Pumpkin: Asian crime and NZ news media treatment

In 2005 and 2007, two high profile crimes were reported in the New Zealand media. The first case invovled the murder of a young Chinese student, Wan Biao, whose dismembered body was discovered in a suitcase. The second case involved domestic violence in which a Chinese man murdered his wife and fle...

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Autores principales:	Sarah Baker, Jeanie Benson
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2008
Materias:	current affairs diversity Asian crime ethnic reporting media representation television news Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0afed58e7d8649d5866993fad4d712f12021-12-02T13:03:24ZThe suitcase, the samurai sword and the Pumpkin: Asian crime and NZ news media treatment10.24135/pjr.v14i2.9511023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/0afed58e7d8649d5866993fad4d712f12008-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/951https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 In 2005 and 2007, two high profile crimes were reported in the New Zealand media. The first case invovled the murder of a young Chinese student, Wan Biao, whose dismembered body was discovered in a suitcase. The second case involved domestic violence in which a Chinese man murdered his wife and fled the scene with their young daughter— who the press later dubbed 'Pumpkin' when she was found abandoned in Melbourne, Australia. The authors discuss how news and current affairs programmes decontextualise 'Asian' stories to portray a clear divide between the 'New zealand' public and the separate 'Asian other'. Asians are portrayed as a homogenous group and the media fails to distinguish between Asians as victims of crimes as a separate category to Asians as perpetrators of crimes. This may have consequences for the New Zealand Asian communities and the wider New Zealand society as a whole. Sarah BakerJeanie BensonAsia Pacific Networkarticlecurrent affairsdiversityAsian crimeethnic reportingmedia representationtelevision newsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 14, Iss 2 (2008)
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description	In 2005 and 2007, two high profile crimes were reported in the New Zealand media. The first case invovled the murder of a young Chinese student, Wan Biao, whose dismembered body was discovered in a suitcase. The second case involved domestic violence in which a Chinese man murdered his wife and fled the scene with their young daughter— who the press later dubbed 'Pumpkin' when she was found abandoned in Melbourne, Australia. The authors discuss how news and current affairs programmes decontextualise 'Asian' stories to portray a clear divide between the 'New zealand' public and the separate 'Asian other'. Asians are portrayed as a homogenous group and the media fails to distinguish between Asians as victims of crimes as a separate category to Asians as perpetrators of crimes. This may have consequences for the New Zealand Asian communities and the wider New Zealand society as a whole.
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The suitcase, the samurai sword and the Pumpkin: Asian crime and NZ news media treatment

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