David Robie Explained

David Telfer Robie (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). 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

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

Robie's publications include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015. David Robie. 2021-06-01. The New Zealand Society of Authors. en-US.
  2. Web site: 31 Jan 2013. Promoting Asia-Pacific journalism - David Robie. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019143331/http://www.aut.ac.nz/the-changing-world/promoting-informed-journalism. 2013-10-19. 1 June 2021. www.aut.ac.nz.
  3. Web site: A PHOTOGRAPHER'S DATE WITH A NUCLEAR DEATH.
  4. Web site: 2020-06-25. Crimes NZ: David Robie on the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior. 2021-06-01. RNZ. en-nz.
  5. Web site: 3 February 2006. Eyes Of Fire: When Nuclear Wars Came To Town. 1 June 2021. Scoop.
  6. Web site: RAMPELL. ED. 10 July 2015. Thirty Years Later: The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior. 1 June 2021.
  7. Web site: June 22, 2005. Journalist on bombed ship Rainbow Warrior to launch new book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20051222001926/http://www.usp.ac.fj/journ/wansolnews/2005/June/wansol2206051.html. 22 December 2005. 1 June 2021. Wansolwara Online.
  8. Web site: 26 July 2010. Internet coup in Fiji 2000. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180921102016/http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/articles/archive-internet-coup-fiji-2000. 21 September 2018. 1 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Guns and money. NZ Listener. dead. https://archive.today/20121220061023/http://kauri.aut.ac.nz:8080/dspace/handle/123456789/26. 2012-12-20. 2012-07-01.
  10. Web site: 1999 Australian Press Council Fellow: David Robie, report and speeches.
  11. Web site: 11 April 2024. PJR anniversary edition launch marks 30 years of impactful research. USP Website. 2024-05-26.
  12. Web site: December 21, 2020. Pacific Media Centre founder takes on new social justice journalism role Asia Pacific Report. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210218210336/https://asiapacificreport.nz/2020/12/21/pacific-media-centre-founder-takes-on-new-social-justice-role/. 18 February 2021. 2021-06-01. Asia Pacific Report. en-US.
  13. Web site: Fuatai. Teuila. 2021-03-30. Future of AUT's Pacific Media Centre under spotlight following director's departure. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210329233124/https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/30-03-2021/future-of-auts-pacific-media-centre-under-spotlight-following-directors-departure/. 29 March 2021. 2021-06-01. The Spinoff.
  14. Web site: Watch . Pacific Media . Journalist David Robie launches new open access Café Pacific website . Asia Pacific Report . Café Pacific Media . 5 June 2023.
  15. Web site: David Robie – Qantas awards and Media Peace Prize 1985-89 . Café Pacific . Café Pacific Media . 5 June 2023 . 14. peace-prize-1985-89/
  16. Web site: David Robie – Qantas awards and Media Peace Prize 1985-89 . Café Pacific . Café Pacific Media . 5 June 2023 . 14. peace-prize-1985-89/
  17. Web site: Fisher. Kate. 10 October 2005. David Robie Wins PIMA Pacific Media Freedom Award. Scoop.
  18. Web site: Top Asia-Pacific media award for AUT Pacific Media Centre director . AUT News . AUT University . 5 June 2023.
  19. News: King’s Birthday Honours 2024: The full list of all recipients . 3 June 2024 . . 3 June 2024.

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