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Indigenous cultural values and journalism in the Asia-Pacific region: a brief history of Māori journalism
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Indigenous cultural values and journalism in the Asia-Pacific region: a brief history of Māori journalism

Folker Hanusch
Asian Journal of Communication, Vol.24(4), pp.390-403
2014
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https://doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2014.885538View
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cultural values culture Indigenous journalism Maori media New Zealand
A number of scholars in the Asia-Pacific region have in recent years pointed to the importance that cultural values play in influencing journalistic practices. The Asian values debate was followed up with empirical studies showing actual differences in news content when comparing Asian and Western journalism. At the same time, such studies have focused on national cultures only. This paper instead examines the issue against the background of an Indigenous culture in the Asia-Pacific region. It explores the way in which cultural values may have played a role in the journalistic practice of Māori journalists in Aotearoa New Zealand over the past nearly 200 years and finds numerous examples that demonstrate the significance of taking cultural values into account. The paper argues that the role played by cultural values is important to examine further, particularly in relation to journalistic practices amongst sub-national news cultures across the Asia-Pacific region

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