The Correspondent

‘Extrapolating from his experiences, [Greste] parallels his ordeal with, and takes up the burden of, others struggling in defence of truth, justice, and freedom of expression.’ Australian Book Review

‘With trust in media at an all-time low, Greste’s memoir highlights the importance of a free, independent press not only at home but across the globe.’ The Adelaide Review

Professor Peter Greste is an award-winning foreign correspondent who spent 25 years working for the BBC, Reuters and Al Jazeera in some of the world’s most volatile places. From Afghanistan to Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, he reported from the frontlines and beyond, although he is best known for becoming a headline himself, when he and two of his colleagues were arrested in Cairo while working for Al Jazeera, and charged with terrorism offences. He has since become a vocal campaigner and advocate for media freedom - a stance that has earned him awards from Britain’s Royal Television Society, the Walkley Foundation, the RSL’s ANZAC Peace Prize, the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Human Rights Medal, and the International Association of Press Clubs’ Freedom of Speech Award. He has written about his experiences in Egypt and what he regards as the global war on journalism in his book, The First Casualty. He lives in Brisbane and works in the Centre for Media History at Macquarie University, Sydney.