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Facing the Dragon: The Case of Basamuk and Kurumbakare People in the Ramu Nickel Project

In: Communication, Culture & Society in Papua New Guinea: Yu Tok Wanem?
Evangelia Papoutsaki; Michael McManus; Patrick Matbob (eds.)
Madang: DWU Press, Divine Word University (2011), pp. 125-134

Signature commbox: 512:10-General 2011

"This research looks at the distribution of balanced and accurate information about one of China's biggest investments in the South Pacific region, the Ramu Nickel Project. Are the local people in the project impact areas of Kurumbukare and Basamuk well informed and do they have a voice that is fairly represented in the media? How does the overall project appear to be represented by the media and received by the people? [...] In this chapter, I focus on the role of the media in this project, including the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), particularly the local NBC radio Madang, FM 100 of Kalang Advertising and the two national newspapers Post Courier and The National. Because of the isolation of the area, the research looked at how the reporters source their information, whether it is first hand or second hand, and the challenges that they face in obtaining information." (Page 125)