Reporting diversity in New Zealand: The ‛Asian Angst’ controversy

A recent cause célèbre in the reporting of diversity in New Zealand was ‛Asian Angst’, an article published by leading magazine North & South. Following the influx of Chinese immigrants into New Zealand over recent years, ‛Asian Angst’ painted a picture of consequent rampant Chinese crime in th...

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Autor principal:	Grant Hannis
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2009
Materias:	Asian diversity reporting ethics ethnicity ethnic diversity North & South Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:32b25f3c99734462b8a79665b5e125882021-12-02T10:34:36ZReporting diversity in New Zealand: The ‛Asian Angst’ controversy10.24135/pjr.v15i1.9671023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/32b25f3c99734462b8a79665b5e125882009-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/967https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 A recent cause célèbre in the reporting of diversity in New Zealand was ‛Asian Angst’, an article published by leading magazine North & South. Following the influx of Chinese immigrants into New Zealand over recent years, ‛Asian Angst’ painted a picture of consequent rampant Chinese crime in the country. The article caused an uproar and the Press Council later ruled the piece was inaccurate and discriminatory. This analysis reveals how the article conformed to the traditional Western stereotype of Asians as the Yellow Peril, and concludes that the magazine adopted this stereotype because it was apparently determined to portray Chinese immigrants in a poor light and was unable to interpret the relevant crime statistics correctly. Grant HannisAsia Pacific NetworkarticleAsiandiversity reportingethicsethnicityethnic diversityNorth & SouthCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 15, Iss 1 (2009)
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description	A recent cause célèbre in the reporting of diversity in New Zealand was ‛Asian Angst’, an article published by leading magazine North & South. Following the influx of Chinese immigrants into New Zealand over recent years, ‛Asian Angst’ painted a picture of consequent rampant Chinese crime in the country. The article caused an uproar and the Press Council later ruled the piece was inaccurate and discriminatory. This analysis reveals how the article conformed to the traditional Western stereotype of Asians as the Yellow Peril, and concludes that the magazine adopted this stereotype because it was apparently determined to portray Chinese immigrants in a poor light and was unable to interpret the relevant crime statistics correctly.
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Reporting diversity in New Zealand: The ‛Asian Angst’ controversy

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