David Robie

David Robie

David Telfer Robie MNZM (born 1945) is a New Zealand author, journalist and media educator who has covered the Asia-Pacific region for international media for more than four decades.[1] Robie is the author of several books on South Pacific media and politics and is an advocate for media freedom in the pacific region.[2]

In 1985, Robie sailed on board the Greenpeace eco-navy flagship Rainbow Warrior for 10 weeks until it was bombed by French secret agents in New Zealand’s Auckland harbour.[3][4] He is the author of a book about the ill-fated voyage, Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior (Lindon Books, 1986).[4] An updated memorial edition of Eyes of Fire was published in July 2005,[5] and a 30th anniversary edition in July 2015 (Little Island Press).[6]

In 1993-1997, Robie headed the University of Papua New Guinea journalism programme and in 1998-2002 became coordinator of the University of the South Pacific journalism school where his students covered the 2000 George Speight coup d'état in Fiji.[7][8] According to the NZ Listener, an assistant minister in Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's government in 1998 threatened to close Robie's media and politics website - Café Pacific - and revoke his work permit as a media educator in "what was seen as the first test of the 1997 Constitution's freedom of expression clause".[9] In 1999, Robie became an annual Australian Press Council Fellow.[10] He is founding editor of Pacific Journalism Review, launched at the University of Papua New Guinea in 1994. Between 1998-2002, Robie was the Head of Journalism at the University of the South Pacific.[11] He became an associate professor in Auckland University of Technology School of Communication Studies in 2005 and a professor in 2011.[12] In 2020 he retired as director of the Pacific Media Centre.[13] In 2021, he co-founded the Asia Pacific Media Network and produced the independent Asia-Pacific news websites Asia Pacific Report and Café Pacific.[14]

Honours and awards

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1985: NZ Media Prize, for coverage of the Rainbow Warrior bombing [15]

1989: Qantas Press Awards for best feature article [16]

2005: PIMA Pacific Media Freedom Award.[17]

2015: AMIC Asia Communication Award.[18]

In the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours, Robie was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to journalism and Asia-Pacific media education.[19]

Publications

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Robie's publications include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "David Robie". The New Zealand Society of Authors. 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Promoting Asia-Pacific journalism - David Robie". www.aut.ac.nz. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ "A PHOTOGRAPHER'S DATE WITH A NUCLEAR DEATH".
  4. ^ a b "Crimes NZ: David Robie on the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior". RNZ. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Eyes Of Fire: When Nuclear Wars Came To Town". Scoop. 3 February 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ^ RAMPELL, ED (10 July 2015). "Thirty Years Later: The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Journalist on bombed ship Rainbow Warrior to launch new book". Wansolwara Online. 22 June 2005. Archived from the original on 22 December 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Internet coup in Fiji 2000". 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Guns and money. NZ Listener". Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  10. ^ "1999 Australian Press Council Fellow: David Robie, report and speeches".
  11. ^ "PJR anniversary edition launch marks 30 years of impactful research". USP Website. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Pacific Media Centre founder takes on new social justice journalism role | Asia Pacific Report". Asia Pacific Report. 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  13. ^ Fuatai, Teuila (30 March 2021). "Future of AUT's Pacific Media Centre under spotlight following director's departure". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  14. ^ Watch, Pacific Media. "Journalist David Robie launches new open access Café Pacific website". Asia Pacific Report. Café Pacific Media. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  15. ^ "David Robie – Qantas awards and Media Peace Prize 1985-89". Café Pacific. Café Pacific Media. Retrieved 5 June 2023.peace-prize-1985-89/
  16. ^ "David Robie – Qantas awards and Media Peace Prize 1985-89". Café Pacific. Café Pacific Media. Retrieved 5 June 2023.peace-prize-1985-89/
  17. ^ Fisher, Kate (10 October 2005). "David Robie Wins PIMA Pacific Media Freedom Award". Scoop.
  18. ^ "Top Asia-Pacific media award for AUT Pacific Media Centre director". AUT News. AUT University. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  19. ^ "King's Birthday Honours 2024: The full list of all recipients". The New Zealand Herald. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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