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[[File:Davidrobie.jpg|thumb|right|David Robie]] 
'''David Telfer Robie''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=85%}} (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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=David Robie|url=https://authors.org.nz/author/david-robie/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The New Zealand Society of Authors|language=en-US}}</ref> Robie is the author of several books on South Pacific media and politics and is an advocate for media freedom in the pacific region.<ref>{{cite web|date=31 Jan 2013|title=Promoting Asia-Pacific journalism - David Robie|url=http://www.aut.ac.nz/the-changing-world/promoting-informed-journalism|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019143331/http://www.aut.ac.nz/the-changing-world/promoting-informed-journalism|archive-date=2013-10-19|access-date=1 June 2021|website=www.aut.ac.nz}}</ref>

In 1985, Robie sailed on board the Greenpeace eco-navy flagship [[Rainbow Warrior (1978)|''Rainbow Warrior'']] for 10 weeks until it was [[Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior|bombed]] by French secret agents in New Zealand’s [[Auckland harbour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiapac.org.fj/PJR/issues/back95/95rainbow.html|title=A PHOTOGRAPHER'S DATE WITH A NUCLEAR DEATH}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-06-25|title=Crimes NZ: David Robie on the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018752231/crimes-nz-david-robie-on-the-bombing-of-the-rainbow-warrior|access-date=2021-06-01|website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref> 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).<ref name=":1" /> An updated memorial edition of ''Eyes of Fire'' was published in July 2005,<ref>{{cite web|date=3 February 2006|title=Eyes Of Fire: When Nuclear Wars Came To Town|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0602/S00028.htm|access-date=1 June 2021|website=Scoop}}</ref> and a 30th anniversary edition in July 2015 (Little Island Press).<ref>{{cite web|last=RAMPELL|first=ED|date=10 July 2015|title=Thirty Years Later: The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior|url=http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/thirty_years_later_the_bombing_of_the_rainbow_warrior/|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref>

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]] [[2000 Fijian coup d'état|coup d'état]] in [[Fiji]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 22, 2005|title=Journalist on bombed ship Rainbow Warrior to launch new book|url=http://www.usp.ac.fj/journ/wansolnews/2005/June/wansol2206051.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051222001926/http://www.usp.ac.fj/journ/wansolnews/2005/June/wansol2206051.html|archive-date=22 December 2005|access-date=1 June 2021|website=Wansolwara Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 July 2010|title=Internet coup in Fiji 2000|url=http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/articles/archive-internet-coup-fiji-2000|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921102016/http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/articles/archive-internet-coup-fiji-2000|archive-date=21 September 2018|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref> According to the ''[[NZ Listener]]'',  an assistant minister in Fiji Prime Minister [[Sitiveni Rabuka|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".<ref>{{cite web|title=Guns and money. NZ Listener|url=http://kauri.aut.ac.nz:8080/dspace/handle/123456789/26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121220061023/http://kauri.aut.ac.nz:8080/dspace/handle/123456789/26|archive-date=2012-12-20|access-date=2012-07-01}}</ref> In 1999, Robie became an annual [[Australian Press Council]] Fellow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/research/1999-australian-press-council-fellow-david-robie-report-and-speeches|title=1999 Australian Press Council Fellow: David Robie, report and speeches}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 April 2024|title=PJR anniversary edition launch marks 30 years of impactful research|url=https://www.usp.ac.fj/news/pjr-anniversary-edition-launch-marks-30-years-of-impactful-research/|website=USP Website|access-date=2024-05-26}}</ref> He became an associate professor in [[Auckland University of Technology]] School of Communication Studies in 2005 and a professor in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=December 21, 2020|title=Pacific Media Centre founder takes on new social justice journalism role {{!}} Asia Pacific Report|url=https://asiapacificreport.nz/2020/12/21/pacific-media-centre-founder-takes-on-new-social-justice-role/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218210336/https://asiapacificreport.nz/2020/12/21/pacific-media-centre-founder-takes-on-new-social-justice-role/|archive-date=18 February 2021|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Asia Pacific Report|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2020 he retired as director of the [[Pacific Media Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fuatai|first=Teuila|date=2021-03-30|title=Future of AUT's Pacific Media Centre under spotlight following director's departure|url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/30-03-2021/future-of-auts-pacific-media-centre-under-spotlight-following-directors-departure/|url-status=live|archive-url=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/|archive-date=29 March 2021|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The Spinoff}}</ref> In 2021, he co-founded the Asia Pacific Media Network and produced the independent Asia-Pacific news websites Asia Pacific Report and Café Pacific.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Watch |first1=Pacific Media |title=Journalist David Robie launches new open access Café Pacific website |url=https://asiapacificreport.nz/2023/05/10/journalist-david-robie-launches-new-open-access-cafe-pacific-website/ |website=Asia Pacific Report |publisher=Café Pacific Media |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref>

== Honours and awards ==
1985: NZ Media Prize, for coverage of the [[Rainbow Warrior bombing|Rainbow Warrior]] bombing <ref>{{cite web |title=David Robie – Qantas awards and Media Peace Prize 1985-89 |url=https://davidrobie.nz/1985/12/david-robie-qantas-awards-and-media-peace-prize-1985-89/ |website=Café Pacific |publisher=Café Pacific Media |access-date=5 June 2023 |ref=14}}peace-prize-1985-89/</ref>

1989: Qantas Press Awards for best feature article <ref>{{cite web |title=David Robie – Qantas awards and Media Peace Prize 1985-89 |url=https://davidrobie.nz/1985/12/david-robie-qantas-awards-and-media-peace-prize-1985-89/ |website=Café Pacific |publisher=Café Pacific Media |access-date=5 June 2023 |ref=14}}peace-prize-1985-89/</ref>

2005: PIMA Pacific Media Freedom Award.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Kate|date=10 October 2005|title=David Robie Wins PIMA Pacific Media Freedom Award|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00121.htm|website=Scoop}}</ref> 

2015: AMIC Asia Communication Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Asia-Pacific media award for AUT Pacific Media Centre director |url=https://news.aut.ac.nz/news/top-asia-pacific-media-award-for-aut-pacific-media-centre-director |website=AUT News |publisher=AUT University |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref>

In the [[2024 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kings-birthday-honours-2024-the-full-list-of-all-recipients/P4L54KE5MVCIHIMAJN3LOR335E/ |title=King’s Birthday Honours 2024: The full list of all recipients |date=3 June 2024 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref>

==Publications==
Robie's publications include:<ref name=":0" />
* Robie, David (2015) [http://littleisland.co.nz/books/eyes-fire "Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior"] (30th anniversary edition) {{ISBN|9781877484285}}
* Robie, David (2014) [http://littleisland.co.nz/books/dont-spoil-my-beautiful-face "Don't Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem and Human Rights in the Pacific"] {{ISBN|9781877484254}}
* Robie, David (2005) [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0602/S00028.htm ''Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior'' (memorial edition)] {{ISBN|9781877314469}}
* Robie, David (2004) [https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/tuwhera-open-monographs/catalog/book/3''Mekim Nius: South Pacific media, politics and education'']. {{ISBN|978-1-877314-30-8}}
* Robie, David (ed.) (2001) [https://aut.academia.edu/DavidRobie/Books/771027/The_Pacific_journalist_A_practical_guide ''The Pacific Journalist: A Practical Guide''] {{ISBN|9820103851}}
* Robie, David (ed.) (1995) [https://aut.academia.edu/DavidRobie/Books/769143/Nius_bilong_Pasifik_mass_media_in_the_Pacific ''Nius Bilong Pasifik: Mass Media in the Pacific''] {{ISBN|9980840528}}
* Robie, David (ed.) (1992) [http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/3130 ''Tu Galala: Social Change in the Pacific'' ] {{ISBN|0908912145}}
* Robie, David (1989) [http://www.bokborsen.se/Robie,+David-bok-till-salu-13073981_1.htm ''Och världen blundar... Kampen för frihet i Stilla Havet'' (translated into Swedish by Margareta Eklof, Sweden)] {{ISBN|9170245274}}
* Robie, David (1989) [https://www.amazon.com/Blood-their-Banner-Nationalist-Struggles/dp/0862328640#reader_0862328640 ''Blood on their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific''] {{ISBN|0862328659}}
* Robie, David (1987) [[Greenpeace|''Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior'' (New Society Publishers edition, USA)]] {{ISBN|0865711143}}
* Robie, David (1986) [https://aut.academia.edu/DavidRobie/Books/771038/Eyes_of_Fire_The_Last_Voyage_of_the_Rainbow_Warrior  ''Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior'' (Lindon, NZ)]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://pmc.aut.ac.nz/profile/david-robie AUT University profile]
*[http://cafepacific.blogspot.com/ Cafe Pacific blog]
*[https://www.facebook.com/PacificJournalismReview Asia-Pacific Media Network portal]
*[https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/ Pacific Scoop]
*[http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz Pacific Media Centre]
*[https://www.academia.edu/8738183/Young_and_Brave_In_Pacific_island_paradise_journalism_students_cover_a_strange_coup_attempt_for_course_credit "Young and brave: In Pacific island paradise, journalism students cover a strange coup attempt for course credit." - ''IPI Global Journalist,'' September 2000]

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