On Thursday, 24 July, Murwillumbah welcomes one of Australia’s most fearless and thoughtful voices in international journalism. Peter Greste – former BBC, Al Jazeera, Reuters and CNN foreign correspondent, now author, filmmaker, academic and executive director of the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom – joins This Stuff Matters at the M-Arts Centre, for an evening of razor-sharp insight, reflection, and civic imagination.
Unjust imprisonment
Greste’s career has spanned war zones and power shifts, from the Middle East to Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. In 2014, his unjust imprisonment in Egypt spotlighted the global erosion of press freedom and the rising cost of truth-telling in an age of disinformation.
This timely conversation will explore:
• The shifting sands of power in the Middle East
• The squeeze on journalism under authoritarian drift
• The concentration of media ownership – and why it matters more than ever
• AI’s radical reshaping of truth, trust, and who controls the narrative
In a world teetering between chaos and cohesion, what does responsible journalism look like?
Come early. Stay curious. The doors open at 6:00pm with drinks, food and live music. The talk starts at 7:00pm. Be part of a growing civic movement that believes culture, questions, and community still matter.
Tickets available via www.trybooking.com/DDDVX, or at the door.
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