11 Dec, 2020
Del Abcede, David Robie and Tagata Pasifika presenter and alumnus John Pulu. Photo credit: PMC
Professor David Robie, founding Director of the AUT Pacific Media Centre, has announced his retirement from the role and will also be stepping down as editor of the Pacific Journalism Review (PJR) research journal at the end of the year.
AUT School of Communications Senior Lecturer Khairiah Rahman will take over as the new Director of the Pacific Media Centre in 2021. Current associate editor, of the PJR, Dr Philip Cass will step into the Editor’s role.
Dr Robie’s retirement was announced at a Pacific journalism and media symposium last week. The event was organised by the AUT Pacific Media Centre and included cross-cultural documentaries, an industry panel on “transition”, Pasifika “brown table” initiatives, new research classifications, a forthcoming Asia-Pacific conference, and an Internews project on climate and coronavirus reportage. The showcase, hos