How the ‘voice of the voiceless’ kaupapa became derailed at the Pacific Media Centre
By David Robie, founding director of the Pacific Media Centre
It really is bizarre. After 26 months of wrangling, stakeholders’ representations and appeals by the...
Future of AUT’s Pacific Media Centre under spotlight following David Robie’s departure
One of AUT’s Pacific research centres has been without a director since the end of 2020 and a lack of clarity around its future...
AUT comms school denies sidelining Pacific Media Centre
RNZ Pacific
Auckland University of Technology has denied claims that the Pacific Media Centre is being dumped or sidelined.
The centre's recently retired director Professor David...
USP Journalism dedicates awards to media ‘champion’ David Robie
By Wanshika Kumar in Suva
The 20th University of the South Pacific Journalism Student Awards in Suva last month were dedicated to retiring Pacific media...
Pacific Journalism Review’s ‘critical conscience’ waka journey — a final message of thanks
By David Robie, founding editor of Pacific Journalism Review
In November 2020, when Joe Biden finally ushered in his presidency pledges amid the narrow triumph...
Facebook censorship on West Papua – then deafening silence
COMMENT: By David Robie
The silence from Facebook is deafening and disturbing.
At first, when I lodged my protests earlier this month to Facebook over the...