2024
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For services to journalism and Asia-Pacific media education
"Dr David Robie has contributed to journalism in New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region for more than 50 years.
"Dr Robie began his career with The Dominion in 1965 and worked as an international journalist and correspondent for agencies from Johannesburg to Paris. He has won several journalism awards, including the 1985 Media Peace Prize for his coverage of the Rainbow Warrior bombing. He was Head of Journalism at the University of Papua New Guinea from 1993 to 1997 and the University of the South Pacific in Suva from 1998 to 2002. He founded the Pacific Media Centre in 2007 while Professor of Journalism and Communications at Auckland University of Technology. He developed four award-winning community publications as student training outlets. He pioneered special internships for Pacific students in partnership with media and the University of the South Pacific. He has organised scholarships with the Asia New Zealand Foundation for student journalists to China, Indonesia and the Philippines. He was founding editor of Pacific Journalism Review journal in 1994 and in 1996 he established the Pacific Media Watch, working as convenor with students to campaign for media freedom in the Pacific. He has authored 10 books on Asia-Pacific media and politics. Dr Robie co-founded and is Deputy Chair of the Asia Pacific Media Network/Te Koakoa NGO."
