FRONTLINE: 'Blood Money': A NZ investigative journalism case study

Metro, the leading New Zealand glossy magazine reporting issues and society, published an investigative article ‘BLOOD MONEY’ probing the NZ Superannuation Fund (NZSF) investment in the controversial US-owned Freeport copper and gold mine at Grasberg as its lead feature in the December 2011 edition....

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7d6f8ae7d1f441f6a0e1fd8f3da04dcf2021-12-02T13:03:24ZFRONTLINE: 'Blood Money': A NZ investigative journalism case study10.24135/pjr.v18i1.2931023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/7d6f8ae7d1f441f6a0e1fd8f3da04dcf2012-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/293https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035Metro, the leading New Zealand glossy magazine reporting issues and society, published an investigative article ‘BLOOD MONEY’ probing the NZ Superannuation Fund (NZSF) investment in the controversial US-owned Freeport copper and gold mine at Grasberg as its lead feature in the December 2011 edition. Prior to this publication, the two Indonesian-ruled Melanesian provinces comprising West Papua on the island of New Guinea had remained largely ignored by New Zealand mainstream media for four decades. The mine has been at the centre of human rights and environmental abuse allegations for most of this period. In her investigation, the author sought to establish how the NZSF laid claim to being a ‘responsible investor’ while remaining involved in a mine with a long history of being implicated in alleged human rights violations and severe environmental damage. This exegesis considers the author’s reportage and methodology and how she included peace journalism concepts in the research and publication of ‘Blood Money’. It also analyses the public response.Karen AbplanalpAsia Pacific NetworkarticleCase studiesCensorshipEnvironmental journalismFrontlineHuman rightsInvestigative journalismCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2012)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Case studies
Censorship
Environmental journalism
Frontline
Human rights
Investigative journalism
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle Case studies
Censorship
Environmental journalism
Frontline
Human rights
Investigative journalism
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Karen Abplanalp
FRONTLINE: 'Blood Money': A NZ investigative journalism case study
description Metro, the leading New Zealand glossy magazine reporting issues and society, published an investigative article ‘BLOOD MONEY’ probing the NZ Superannuation Fund (NZSF) investment in the controversial US-owned Freeport copper and gold mine at Grasberg as its lead feature in the December 2011 edition. Prior to this publication, the two Indonesian-ruled Melanesian provinces comprising West Papua on the island of New Guinea had remained largely ignored by New Zealand mainstream media for four decades. The mine has been at the centre of human rights and environmental abuse allegations for most of this period. In her investigation, the author sought to establish how the NZSF laid claim to being a ‘responsible investor’ while remaining involved in a mine with a long history of being implicated in alleged human rights violations and severe environmental damage. This exegesis considers the author’s reportage and methodology and how she included peace journalism concepts in the research and publication of ‘Blood Money’. It also analyses the public response.
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