Description
Discover 'The First Casualty' – an unabridged audio book on MP3 format that delves into the gripping narrative of Peter Greste's experiences in the dangerous world of journalism. This audio book captures the essence of what it means to report from the frontline in conflict zones, showcasing Greste's remarkable journey that led him from a dedicated journalist to a prisoner on charges of threatening national security. With over two decades of experience covering wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia, Greste offers a vivid, first-hand account of the evolving landscape of investigative journalism.
As the media landscape becomes more contentious, Greste unearths the disturbing reality of journalistic integrity in an age dominated by propaganda and misinformation. This audio book is essential listening for anyone interested in understanding the challenges faced by journalists today, including the impacts of laws and politics on media freedom and the urgent battle against the war on truth.
NOTE: Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON MP3. Shipping for this item is FREE, please allow 15 days for shipping. As it's shipped from our Auckland warehouse, there are no unexpected import charges, customs duties, or taxes.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781489437471
Format: MP3 format
Year: 2018
Publisher: Bolinda/Audible audio
NOTE: Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON MP3. 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: 9781489437471
Format: MP3 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.
As the media landscape becomes more contentious, Greste unearths the disturbing reality of journalistic integrity in an age dominated by propaganda and misinformation. This audio book is essential listening for anyone interested in understanding the challenges faced by journalists today, including the impacts of laws and politics on media freedom and the urgent battle against the war on truth.
NOTE: Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON MP3. Shipping for this item is FREE, please allow 15 days for shipping. As it's shipped from our Auckland warehouse, there are no unexpected import charges, customs duties, or taxes.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781489437471
Format: MP3 format
Year: 2018
Publisher: Bolinda/Audible audio
NOTE: Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON MP3. 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: 9781489437471
Format: MP3 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.