The New Zealand mosque massacre: 1. The heartache, turmoil and absolute dread of Port Arthur

Commentary: The Port Arthur massacre of 28-29 April 1996 was a mass shooting in which 35 people were killed and 23 wounded in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. The gunman pleaded guilty and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole. Fundamental gun control laws within Australia foll...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a5f18cd69e0c4f628580553da019ac172021-12-02T10:34:39ZThe New Zealand mosque massacre: 1. The heartache, turmoil and absolute dread of Port Arthur10.24135/pjr.v25i1and2.4951023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/a5f18cd69e0c4f628580553da019ac172019-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/495https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Commentary: The Port Arthur massacre of 28-29 April 1996 was a mass shooting in which 35 people were killed and 23 wounded in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. The gunman pleaded guilty and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole. Fundamental gun control laws within Australia followed. The Christchurch mosque massacre of 15 March 2019 involved two inner city mosques in the South Island city when 50 people were killed (another victim died six weeks later taking the death toll to 51) were killed. The accused gunman, a white supremacist, has been charged with 51 murder and 40 attempted murder counts, and also with terrorism. The author, a leading cartoonist, reflects on the parallels and contrasts between Australia and New Zealand and writes of the vitriol directed at him because of his satire: ‘My effigy was hung in a tree in Ipswich, and we lived daily with the threat of a drive-by attack on the family home. This sort of stuff rattles you to the core, but it also fills you with the adrenaline and conviction to barge on regardless. Such is the power of the pen and satire.’ Rod EmmersonAsia Pacific NetworkarticleAustraliacartooninghate speechhate violencemassacresNew ZealandCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 25, Iss 1&2 (2019)
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topic Australia
cartooning
hate speech
hate violence
massacres
New Zealand
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle Australia
cartooning
hate speech
hate violence
massacres
New Zealand
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Rod Emmerson
The New Zealand mosque massacre: 1. The heartache, turmoil and absolute dread of Port Arthur
description Commentary: The Port Arthur massacre of 28-29 April 1996 was a mass shooting in which 35 people were killed and 23 wounded in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. The gunman pleaded guilty and was given 35 life sentences without possibility of parole. Fundamental gun control laws within Australia followed. The Christchurch mosque massacre of 15 March 2019 involved two inner city mosques in the South Island city when 50 people were killed (another victim died six weeks later taking the death toll to 51) were killed. The accused gunman, a white supremacist, has been charged with 51 murder and 40 attempted murder counts, and also with terrorism. The author, a leading cartoonist, reflects on the parallels and contrasts between Australia and New Zealand and writes of the vitriol directed at him because of his satire: ‘My effigy was hung in a tree in Ipswich, and we lived daily with the threat of a drive-by attack on the family home. This sort of stuff rattles you to the core, but it also fills you with the adrenaline and conviction to barge on regardless. Such is the power of the pen and satire.’
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