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Dr David Robie is the retired professor of journalism and founding director of AUT University’s Pacific Media Centre. He is a strong advocate of independent journalism at the country’s journalism schools. He is co-founder with Selwyn Manning of Asia Pacific Report and edits the Pacific Media Watch media freedom project and Café Pacific website ; he is also founding editor of Pacific Journalism Review research journal.

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