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Friday Flashback: When Peter Greste found out his colleague had been released
In 2015 journalist Peter Greste had just finished filming Media Circus for The Chaser when good news came through...
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Before there was Win the Week, The Chaser had Media Circus in which news items were also part of a TV quiz.
But as this behind the scenes video from 2015 shows, there was a poignant moment that happened after the episode finished filming when journalist Peter Greste got good news about an Al Jazeera English colleague, who was one of two languishing in an Egyptian prison.
Both AJ journalists were released on bail on 12 February 2015.
- Tagged with The Chaser’s Media Circus, Win The Week
2 Responses
Hello ABC – now if you really want a host for One Plus One – you’ve already done worse than Prof Peter Greste. Just sayin’.
Not a bad idea, although they seem to be steering away from journos.