scholarly journals Taliban takeover: Charlotte Bellis faces perils outside ‘enemy territory’

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1and2) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Gavin Ellis
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Iraq War ◽  
Abu Ghraib ◽  
Milk Formula ◽  
Pulitzer Prize ◽  
Al Jazeera ◽  
Infant Milk Formula ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Al Jazeera English

New Zealand-born Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett was one of a handful of journalists allowed to stay in Baghdad as the American offensive against Iraq began in 1991. Reporting first from the rooftop of the Al-Rashid Hotel, he chronicled—quite literally – the impact of the bombing campaign. But on Day Four he was taken to a bombed-out building in a suburb that was then an infant milk formula factory would later gain notoriety thanks to investigative reporter Seymour Hersh—Abu Ghraib. His report was accurate. In 2003, Arnett was once again in ‘enemy territory’ and (by his own later admission, unwisely) gave an interview to Iraqi television during the Second Iraq War. In the interview, he stated that the civilian casualties inflicted by the Coalition forces were counterproductive. In August 2021, it was the turn of another New Zealand journalist, Charlotte Bellis reporting for Al Jazeera English, to tell us what she sees. And much of the world has now seen her. The author examines the pitfalls that she may face.

scholarly journals What’s Happened to Global News?

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexa Robertson
Keyword(s):  
World Politics ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Al Jazeera ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
National Media ◽  
The World ◽  
Geographical Scope ◽  
Al Jazeera English

Abstract Scholarship on “global journalism” – to the extent that the phenomenon is explored empirically – is often based on the analysis of national media. This article considers, instead, how the global fares in global newsrooms, and what has happened to global news since the early years of the millennium. It is argued that, while much has changed in world politics and scholarly agendas, global news is characterized more by continuity than change, and that the interesting differences are not between “then” and “now,” but between news outlets. The results of the analysis of 2189 newscasts, 7591 headlines and 5379 news items broadcast over a period of 13 years by four global news organizations (Al Jazeera English, BBC World, CNN International, and RT) call into question assumptions about the cosmopolitan nature of channels said to speak to the world. They show that only a small percentage of their news can be considered “global” in terms of topic and geographical scope, although there are thought-provoking differences in how the global is narrated. Taken together, they provide occasion to revisit the scholarly debate on global journalism.

Colonization, Decolonization, and Power: Ruptures and Critical Junctures Out of Dominance

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
James H. Liu ◽  
Felicia Pratto
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
National Identity ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Critical Junctures ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
European Colonization ◽  
Historical Trajectory ◽  
The Impact

Colonization and decolonization are theorized at the intersection of Critical Junctures Theory and Power Basis Theory. This framework allows human agency to be conceptualized at micro-, meso-, and macro-levels, where individuals act on behalf of collectives. Their actions decide whether critical junctures in history (moments of potential for substantive change) result in continuity (no change), anchoring (continuity amid change with new elements), or rupture. We apply this framework to European colonization of the world, which is the temporal scene for contemporary social justice. Several critical junctures in New Zealand history are analyzed as part of its historical trajectory and narrated through changes in its symbology (system of meaning) and technology of state, as well as the identity space it encompasses (indigenous Māori and British colonizers). The impact of this historical trajectory on the social structure of New Zealand, including its national identity and government, is considered and connected to the overarching theoretical framework.

scholarly journals Current and planned research for managing the fruit fly threat to New Zealand

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
David A.J. Teulon ◽  
John M. Kean ◽  
Karen F. Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Fruit Flies ◽  
Bactrocera Tryoni ◽  
The World ◽  
Increasing Risk ◽  
Management Diagnostics ◽  
The Impact

Fruit flies (Family Tephritidae), in particular the Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni; QFF), areone of the biggest biosecurity risks for New Zealand horticulture. New Zealand has one of the bestscience-based biosecurity systems in the world, based on years of experience and sound research. Theintroduction of fruit flies to New Zealand is now well managed in commercial fruit imports, but the riskis rising from growing trade and travel and, in the case of QFF, climatic adaptation and spread to moresouthern localities. Smarter solutions are continually needed to manage this increasing risk, and to dealwith such pests when they arrive. We present a brief summary of current and anticipated research aimedat reducing the likelihood of entry into New Zealand and/or minimising the impact for the fruit flyspecies of greatest threat to New Zealand. Research spans risk assessment, pathway risk management,diagnostics, surveillance and eradication.

scholarly journals Tracking excess mortality across countries during the COVID-19 pandemic with the World Mortality Dataset

eLife ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel Karlinsky ◽  
Dmitry Kobak
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Excess Mortality ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Objective Indicator ◽  
Death Toll ◽  
The World ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Expected Mortality ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Annual Mortality

Comparing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic between countries or across time is difficult because the reported numbers of cases and deaths can be strongly affected by testing capacity and reporting policy. Excess mortality, defined as the increase in all-cause mortality relative to the expected mortality, is widely considered as a more objective indicator of the COVID-19 death toll. However, there has been no global, frequently-updated repository of the all-cause mortality data across countries. To fill this gap, we have collected weekly, monthly, or quarterly all-cause mortality data from 94 countries and territories, openly available as the regularly-updated World Mortality Dataset. We used this dataset to compute the excess mortality in each country during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that in several worst-affected countries (Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico) the excess mortality was above 50% of the expected annual mortality. At the same time, in several other countries (Australia, New Zealand) mortality during the pandemic was below the usual level, presumably due to social distancing measures decreasing the non-COVID infectious mortality. Furthermore, we found that while many countries have been reporting the COVID-19 deaths very accurately, some countries have been substantially underreporting their COVID-19 deaths (e.g. Nicaragua, Russia, Uzbekistan), sometimes by two orders of magnitude (Tajikistan). Our results highlight the importance of open and rapid all-cause mortality reporting for pandemic monitoring.

A comparison of the visual and story frames Al Jazeera English and CNN employed during the 2011 Egyptian revolution

2017 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel M. Haigh ◽  
Michael Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Al Jazeera ◽  
Egyptian Revolution ◽  
Cable News ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Egyptian History ◽  
Al Jazeera English

This study examines a month of cable news coverage of the Egyptian uprising in 2011. Specifically it examines how Al Jazeera English and CNN differ in their use of story and visual frames. The quantitative content analysis ( N = 503) found significant differences between the two networks. Al Jazeera English employs more frames about Egyptian history, political strategies, public engagement, public opinion, economy and the impact on the future of the country more frequently than CNN. When examining visual frames of conflict, Al Jazeera English was more likely to employ conflict frame–not violent than CNN. CNN was more likely than Al Jazeera English to employ the conflict frame–latent violence.

The impact of the Iran-Iraq war on the world oil market

Energy ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 409-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Tahmassebi
Keyword(s):  
Iraq War ◽  
Oil Market ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Brexit and Its Impact on New Zealand Economy: A Conceptual Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Saida Parvin ◽  
Geetha Subramaniam ◽  
Nahian A Sadman ◽  
Victoria Shahaya Baptist
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Inflation Rate ◽  
Terms Of Trade ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The World ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
The Impact

‘Brexit’ which means exit of United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) is not only a European issue but has varied implications throughout the world, especially amongst its trading nations. This conceptual paper first discusses pros and cons of Brexit on UK and EU. This is seen in the light of Brexit impact on trade, unemployment rate and inflation rate. It further discusses some of the immediate implication Brexit might have on New Zealand, which is the EU’s third largest trading partner. The discussion is based on the impact post-Brexit may have in terms of trade, employment, GDP and the tourism sector in New Zealand.

In the American Desert

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Norton
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Iraq War ◽  
War On Terror ◽  
Racial Inequality ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Abu Ghraib ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
The World ◽  
Inalienable Rights ◽  
Different Cultures

This chapter describes the Iraq war and the war in Afghanistan as desert wars, even though they are fought in cities, mountains, and marshes. Americans believe that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. That America is home to many peoples with different cultures, languages, and faiths testifies that it is not for itself alone, but for all the world. The conviction that America offers a home to people of every place and faith spoke against discrimination after the terrorist attacks of September 11. The War on Terror saw America desert its principles for torture, secret prisons, and extraordinary rendition. This chapter examines how Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo became places where Americans confront troubling domestic issues, such as the pathologies of pornography and celebrity, the myth of gender equality, and the burden of racial inequality.

Mansfield, Movement and the Ballets Russes

2017 ◽  
pp. 89-106
Author(s):  
Ira Nadel
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Ballets Russes ◽  
The World ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
The Impact

Mansfield and the world of the Ballets Russes, is the focus of this discussion of the importance of movement and dance for her writing and life. Incorporating aspects of Russian dance, especially its expressiveness, gesture and experimentation, into her prose becomes an important feature of her writing marked in part by the physical actions of her characters. Balancing the Chekhovian dispassion of her short stories was a vitality located in her incorporation of elements of the Ballets Russes which became, for a period, the intellectual and fashionable centre of London. Part of their originality was collaboration with dancers and choreographers working with set designers and musicians. The Ballets Russes also confirmed her own artistic efforts to unite novelty and tribalism, especially in her New Zealand stories. Her co-editing Rhythm became another venue for her support of the innovative work produced by Diaghilev, choreographed by Massine, costumed by Léon Bakst and highlighted by sets designed by Cocteau and Picasso. Sharing the impact of the Ballets Russes with high profile admirers, Mansfield applied their originality to her own efforts recognising that their overall impact was not technique alone but the expression of technique into idea as the Times wrote in June 1911.

Recent Efforts to maintain the Maori language by Ngati Kahungunu

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Joseph Selwyn Te Rito
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
English Language ◽  
The World ◽  
Total Immersion ◽  
Minority Cultures ◽  
Language Revitalisation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Fluent Speakers

ABSTRACTA survey of the Maori Language in the 1970's indicated that only 18% of the Maori population of New Zealand were fluent speakers of the language. A survey in 1995 indicated that this had dropped to only 8%! The Ngati Kahungunu, like other tribes have long realized the impact of the onslaught of the English language. As with other indigenous and minority cultures throughout the world, they realize the urgency of the problem of potential death of their language. With the knowledge that the language has such a pivotal part to play in the total culture of any people, Ngati Kahungunu have adopted a “just do it” approach to language revitalisation strategies. This paper looks at some of the initiatives recently and presently carried out by Ngati Kahungunu to save its language from extinction. The paper also particularly highlights the methodology of “rumaki” or total immersion teaching of all subjects in the Maori language.

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