Articles

‘Emulate 1981’ Springbok tour solidarity over Palestine plea by South African activist

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report A South African activist representing more than 200,000 shack dwellers has praised New Zealanders for their international solidarity against settler colonialism and...

Palestine genocide protesters in NZ condemn ‘Balfour betrayal’

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report Speakers at a pro-Palestine rally in Auckland’s downtown Te Komititanga Square...

UN puts media giants on notice over Gaza as journalists’ death toll spirals

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has released a blistering report on media complicity in war crimes as Israelis...

Shameful move by Pacific Islands Forum undermines decolonisation and justice

ANALYSIS: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report In what is probably one of its most shameful acts...

Holding power accountable – a Pacific journalist’s journey through assaults and censorship

Exposing autocracy from military-ruled Fiji to democratic Samoa, journalist Shalveen Chand has faced cell blocks, state censorship and...

Rainbow Warrior: The Boat and the Bomb

By Greenpeace The Boat and the Bomb is a 2005 documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior...

The South Pacific round – a book on Pacific journalism pedagogy, politics and perils [Profile]

Citizens of the politically turbulent states that are New Zealand's neighbours deserve better news media. David McLoughlin talks to an old Pacific hand, David...

Wider media role in Pacific advocated by David Robie

By Angela Gregory Media in the Pacific Islands are neglecting a nation-building role that is critical to developing countries, says Pacific media author and educator...

USP graduation day reunion a cause for celebration

By Angeline Lal in Suva It was an occasion to remember for three University of the South Pacific students and their former lecturer when they...

Freedom of speech in the Pacific: Don’t shoot the messenger

Many Pacific Islands neophyte journalists face a baptism of fire. It often takes raw courage to be a journalist in the Pacific. DAVID ROBIE...

Archive: David Robie’s Fiji legacy outlasts critics

By Mat Oakley, of Pacnews During his time at the University of the South Pacific, Journalism Coordinator David Robie endured numerous attacks from some senior...