Al Jazeera Investigations How to Sell a Massacre
Al Jazeera's three-year investigation into the United States gun lobby uncovers how officials from a far-right Australian political party sought millions of dollars in political funding, while offering to soften the Pacific country's strict anti-gun laws. Using hidden cameras, Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit tracked representatives of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party as they travelled to Washington DC for meetings with the National Rifle Association (NRA) and other lobby groups, including the energy giant, Koch Industries. (Part 2 of 2) Keywords: NRA, Pauline Hanson, One Nation party.
Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit does not report the news. It makes the news. It reveals secrets and exposes truths surrounded by silence. The unit serves the public interest by uncovering malfeasance, wrongdoing and abuses of power.
Primary Title
- Al Jazeera Investigations
Episode Title
- How to Sell a Massacre
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 2 April 2019
Start Time
- 09 : 00
Finish Time
- 10 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit does not report the news. It makes the news. It reveals secrets and exposes truths surrounded by silence. The unit serves the public interest by uncovering malfeasance, wrongdoing and abuses of power.
Episode Description
- Al Jazeera's three-year investigation into the United States gun lobby uncovers how officials from a far-right Australian political party sought millions of dollars in political funding, while offering to soften the Pacific country's strict anti-gun laws. Using hidden cameras, Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit tracked representatives of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party as they travelled to Washington DC for meetings with the National Rifle Association (NRA) and other lobby groups, including the energy giant, Koch Industries. (Part 2 of 2) Keywords: NRA, Pauline Hanson, One Nation party.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Peter Charley (Reporter)
- Peter Charley (Producer)
- Rodger Muller (Reporter)
- Phil Rees (Executive Producer)