This sections answers the question:
Why is the West Papua conflict in the media?
To answer this question here is annotated list of academics and journalists and links to their articles and papers on West Papua. To find their contact information click on their affiliation.
If you have any tips on other academics and journalists who have written about West Papua, please comment at the bottom of this page.
Academics and Journalists
West Papua Project – Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney and their publication:
Camellia Webb-Gannon, Project Coordinator
Peter King, Government and International Relations
Publications: Exploring Peace with Justice
Peace Building and Development in West Papua
Jim Elsmslie, Research Fellow
Name: Richard Chauvel
Title: Senior Lecturer
Affiliation: Victoria University
Articles:
The Papua Conflict: Jakarta’s Perceptions and Policies
Constructing Papuan Nationalism: History, Ethnicity and Adaption
Keeping West Papua In The Dark
Name: NAJ Taylor
Title: Research Associate
Affiliation: LaTrobe University
Website: http://najtaylor.com/
Al Aljazeera four part article about Freeport McMoran mine in West Papua:
1. The Blacklisting of Rio Tinto 2. Papua: A History of Exploitation
3.Mining Companies Funded Indonesian Abuses 4.Norway’s ‘divestment’ from Rio Tinto
Name: Arief Budiman
Title: Foundation Professor of Indonesia
Affiliation: University of Melbourne, Asia Institute
Name: Dr Clinton Fernandes
Title: Associate Professor, International and Political Studies Program
Affiliation: UNSW, Canberra, School of Humanties and Social Science
Name: Damien Kingsbury
Title: Personal Chair of The School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Affiliation: Deakin University
Articles:
Tragedy as farce in battered West Papua
A Better understanding of Indonesia will forge closer ties
Australia’s confusion on West Papua
Name: John Saltford
Title: PhD graduate
Affiliation: University of Hull Alumni
PhD The Indonesian take over of West Papua 1962 – 1969
Name: S. Eben Kirksey
Title: Assistant Professor
Affiliation: University of N.S.W
Website: http://ebenkirksey.blogspot.com.au/
Book: Freedom in an Entangled World, 2012
Articles:
Obama: Do the right thing for West Papua
Name: David Robie
Title: Professor, Director
Affiliation: University of Aukland
Articles:
Pacific Media Watch’s articles on West Papua
Name: Marni Cordell
Title: Editor
Affiliation: New Matilda
Articles on West Papua:
Australia is Policing Separatism
Our Money Helps Intimidate, Kill and Torture
Name: Nick Chesterfield
Title: Editor – in -chief
Affiliation: West Papua Media
Website: http://manukoreri.net/
Name: Dr. Kayt Davies
Title: Senior Lecturer in Journalism
Affiliation: Edith Cowan University
Articles about West Papua:
Safety vs credibility: West Papua Media and the challenge of protecting sources in dangerous places
Lombok: Our promise to say nothing
Wests a World Apart in Bloody Bid For Freedom
Documentaries:
Directed by Jono Van Hest
Directed by Charlie Hill
Directed by Dominic Brown
Video Reports by the Media:
ABC’s 730 Report on West Papua from 2012
The Guardian’s Report about West Papua
ABC’s Four Corners Report Blood on the Cross Transcriptfrom 1999
Watch the 4 Corners episode here
WikiLeaks Cables
http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS:_Papua,_Indonesia:_Issues_for_Congress,_January_19,_2006
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