Peter Greste: Australian journalist’s letters from Egyptian prison

Peter Greste, the Queensland kid who was school captain at Indooroopilly State High School and worked for the ABC is now trapped without trial in an Egyptian prison. His smuggled letters are a monumen
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Peter Greste, the Queensland kid who was school captain at Indooroopilly State High School and worked for the ABC is now trapped without trial in an Egyptian prison. His smuggled letters are a monument to the craft of journalism.

Journalist Peter Greste has faced the camera in flashpoints from Afghanistan to Africa for twenty years. But his simpler stories reveal an eye for the touching moment, and the innate modesty he brings to a craft in which he is an honest reporter and a knowing witness.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.