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Discover 'The First Casualty - Unbridged Audiobook on CD,' a gripping exploration of modern journalism under siege. Authored by Peter Greste, this audiobook delves deep into the harrowing realities faced by journalists in today's treacherous media landscape. With two decades of frontline experience in war-torn regions, Greste's narrative is anchored in his personal ordeal during his unjust imprisonment in Egypt, where he confronted the stark realities of a global war on journalism. This unabridged audio experience offers an engaging way to understand the evolution of news reporting amidst rising threats and propaganda wars. The journey through Greste's vivid storytelling reveals how modern media has become both a battleground and a tool in ideological fights. Perfect for history buffs, current affairs enthusiasts, and students of journalism, this audio book sheds light on the pressing need for truth in an age fraught with misinformation. Grab your copy today, brand new and in standard audio format on CD, featuring an ISBN of 9781489437464. Enjoy free shipping directly from our Auckland warehouse, ensuring no unexpected import charges, custom duties, or taxes. Please allow 15 days for shipping. Dive into this compelling account and understand the stakes of investigative journalism in contemporary society.
Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON A CD. Shipping for this item is FREE, please allow 15 days for shipping. As its shipped from our Auckland warehouse there is no unexpected import charges, custom duties or taxes
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781489437464
Format: CD standard audio format
Year: 2018
Publisher: Bolinda/Audible audio
Description:
Peter Greste spent two decades reporting from the frontline in the world's most dangerous countries before making headlines himself following his own incarceration in an Egyptian prison. Charged with threatening national security, and enduring a sham trial, solitary confinement and detention for 400 days, Greste himself became a victim of the new global war on journalism.
Wars have always been about propaganda but today's battles are increasingly between ideas, and the media has become part of the battlefield. Extremists have staked a place in news dissemination with online postings, and journalists have moved from being witnesses to the struggle to a means by which the war is waged – which makes them a target. Having covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, as well as having spent time in prison in Egypt, Greste is extremely well placed to describe in vivid detail what effect this has on the nature of reporting and the mind of the reporter.
Based on extensive interviews and research, Greste shows how this war on journalism has spread to the West, not just in the murders at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo or the repressions of Putin's Russia, but Australia's metadata laws and Trump's phoney war on 'fake news'.
In this courageous, compelling, vital account Greste unpicks the extent to which modern investigative journalism is under threat, and the fraught quest – and desperate need – for truth in the age of terrorism.
Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON A CD. Shipping for this item is FREE, please allow 15 days for shipping. As its shipped from our Auckland warehouse there is no unexpected import charges, custom duties or taxes
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781489437464
Format: CD standard audio format
Year: 2018
Publisher: Bolinda/Audible audio
Description:
Peter Greste spent two decades reporting from the frontline in the world's most dangerous countries before making headlines himself following his own incarceration in an Egyptian prison. Charged with threatening national security, and enduring a sham trial, solitary confinement and detention for 400 days, Greste himself became a victim of the new global war on journalism.
Wars have always been about propaganda but today's battles are increasingly between ideas, and the media has become part of the battlefield. Extremists have staked a place in news dissemination with online postings, and journalists have moved from being witnesses to the struggle to a means by which the war is waged – which makes them a target. Having covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, as well as having spent time in prison in Egypt, Greste is extremely well placed to describe in vivid detail what effect this has on the nature of reporting and the mind of the reporter.
Based on extensive interviews and research, Greste shows how this war on journalism has spread to the West, not just in the murders at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo or the repressions of Putin's Russia, but Australia's metadata laws and Trump's phoney war on 'fake news'.
In this courageous, compelling, vital account Greste unpicks the extent to which modern investigative journalism is under threat, and the fraught quest – and desperate need – for truth in the age of terrorism.