FRONTLINE: Background to 'Sulphate Sunrise' - investigating New Caledonia

Reporting on Vale SA, the Brazilian-based world’s second-largest nickel producer which aims to start production soon at its US$4.5 billion Goro refinery project in New Caledonia, represents a good example of the need to dedicate time building contacts on the ground and speaking to a variety of sourc...

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Autor principal:	Nicole Gooch
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2012
Materias:	Case studies Decolonisation Environmental journalism Frontline Human rights Indigenous Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2a7c753ead5e40c6a788a8df771096522021-12-02T08:27:36ZFRONTLINE: Background to 'Sulphate Sunrise' - investigating New Caledonia10.24135/pjr.v18i1.2941023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/2a7c753ead5e40c6a788a8df771096522012-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/294https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035Reporting on Vale SA, the Brazilian-based world’s second-largest nickel producer which aims to start production soon at its US$4.5 billion Goro refinery project in New Caledonia, represents a good example of the need to dedicate time building contacts on the ground and speaking to a variety of sources. This article examines a Global Mail investigation into an environmental issue that is complex from a scientific and technological point of view, but is further complicated by the multiple social, ethical, and spiritual perspectives linked to it. The mine is deeply embedded in a specific local political, economical and social framework—that of decolonisation and questions over legitimacy of power (Horowitz 2009, p. 249; van Vuuren 2008, p. 74). In terms of sources, a French environmentalist will have a radically different perspective to the environment to that of an indigenous Kanak, for whom land is first and foremost the source of identity and dignity. Views within the Kanak community also diverge.Nicole GoochAsia Pacific NetworkarticleCase studiesDecolonisationEnvironmental journalismFrontlineHuman rightsIndigenousCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2012)
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description	Reporting on Vale SA, the Brazilian-based world’s second-largest nickel producer which aims to start production soon at its US$4.5 billion Goro refinery project in New Caledonia, represents a good example of the need to dedicate time building contacts on the ground and speaking to a variety of sources. This article examines a Global Mail investigation into an environmental issue that is complex from a scientific and technological point of view, but is further complicated by the multiple social, ethical, and spiritual perspectives linked to it. The mine is deeply embedded in a specific local political, economical and social framework—that of decolonisation and questions over legitimacy of power (Horowitz 2009, p. 249; van Vuuren 2008, p. 74). In terms of sources, a French environmentalist will have a radically different perspective to the environment to that of an indigenous Kanak, for whom land is first and foremost the source of identity and dignity. Views within the Kanak community also diverge.
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title	FRONTLINE: Background to 'Sulphate Sunrise' - investigating New Caledonia
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FRONTLINE: Background to 'Sulphate Sunrise' - investigating New Caledonia

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