About Café Pacific

‘I don’t conspire, I write.’ – Raúl Rivero

Café Pacific : Media freedom and transparency is the Asia-Pacific news articles archive and website of journalist and author David Robie (Café Pacific Media), published with the support of Multimedia Investments Ltd (Milnz.co.nz) in collaboration with Asia Pacific Report, EveningReport.nz and the Asia Pacific Media Network, and contributing colleagues, academics and freelancers. Dr Robie has won several media and academic awards, including the 2015 Asian Communication Award and the NZ Media Peace Prize and Qantas media awards. On 3 June 2024, he was awarded Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for “services to journalism and Asia-Pacific media education”.

Dr David Robie
Dr David Robie


It is a non-profit publication operating under a Creative Commons 4.0 licence and incorporates the blog Café Pacific.

Editor: David Robie: delaroparis@icloud.com

David Robie blogs at Café Pacific and The Daily Blog.

David Robie’s academic and journalism profile on Muckrack

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Pacific Media Centre archive 2007-2020

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