Peter Charley
Peter Charley | |
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| Born | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Occupation(s) | Journalist, television producer, author |
| Employer | Al Jazeera |
| Parent | Philip Nivison Charley OAM |
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Peter Charley is a journalist, documentary film maker, television producer and author.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Charley was born in Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia. His father, Philip Nivison Charley OAM[3][4] was the son of Sir Philip Belmont Charley and grandson of Major Philip Charley, one of the ‘Syndicate of Seven’ who founded Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd in 1883.[5][6] In 2021, BHP's revenue was estimated to be US$60.82 billion.[7] Charley spent his teenage years at boarding school in Australia and in Papua New Guinea where his family was based in Goroka, Madang and Port Moresby. In 1973, he was invited to accompany a medical expedition into the remote Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea to investigate an outbreak of the fatal brain disorder ‘kuru’, caused by ritualistic cannibalism.[8][failed verification]
Charley attended The Scots School, Albury, and Newington College, in Sydney. He studied communications at New York University and holds a master's degree in media practice from The University of Sydney. At Harvard University, Charley studied Central Challenges of American National Security, Strategy and the Press (via Ed-X). Charley undertook European studies at the European Academy in Berlin and studied Spanish Language at Escuela Dinámico in Antigua, Guatemala, and Spanish Language and Latin American Culture at the Academia de Español in Quito, Ecuador.
Journalism career[edit]
Charley began his career as a reporter on The Sydney Morning Herald and the Sydney Sun newspapers in Australia where he worked as a general news reporter, feature writer and music critic. He later worked as an on-air news and current affairs reporter and producer at the Seven Network in Australia before moving to New York, where he worked as Associate Producer at Sixty Minutes, Channel Nine, and as a reporter for National Public Radio.
Charley traveled extensively throughout Central and South America, covering conflict and civil unrest in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil.
Charley's coverage of conflict also included unrest in Syria, Cambodia's fight against the Khmer Rouge, East Timor's struggle for independence, the Bougainville war, unrest in South Africa, Libya and the Los Angeles riots.
In 1986, Charley was appointed Show Producer of the weekly, current affairs program, The Reporters, produced by Fox Television, New York.
Between 2000 and 2007, Charley worked as Executive Producer of the ABC TV's flagship news program, Lateline. He then joined Australia's SBS television as Executive Producer of the international current affairs program, Dateline – a position he held for seven years. In 2014, he left Dateline to take up the role of Senior Executive Producer of Al Jazeera's North American investigative unit, based in Washington, DC.
At Al Jazeera, Charley was responsible for producing, writing and reporting the controversial two-part series 'How to Sell a Massacre' which involved a three-year undercover infiltration of the National Rifle Association of America. The program led to the resignation of 'Pauline Hanson's One Nation' Senate candidate Steve Dickson after secretly-recorded video showed Dickson and One Nation's Chief of Staff James Ashby meeting with officials from the NRA and with representatives of Koch Industries in Washington, DC. In 2019, Charley was approached by HarperCollins to write a book on the making of the documentary series. The book, 'How to Sell a Massacre - One Nation, the US gun lobby and $20 million - inside journalism's most audacious sting', was published in August 2020, reaching an Amazon ranking of Number One Best Seller under the categories of Federal Jurisdiction Law, Conventional Weapons and Warfare History, Political Freedom, Journalism & Nonfiction Writing Reference, and Radical Political Thought.
Charley has twice been invited by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to participate as Juror for the International Emmy Awards competition to judge international television programming.
Awards[edit]
| Published work | Award name | Award given | Award year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Life’s Border – The Plight of North Korean Refugees in China |
Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies |
First Prize, SAIS Novartis Awards | 2000 | [9] |
| On Life’s Border – The Struggle of North Korea’s Refugees |
Walkley Award | Winner, Excellence in International Reporting (with Jung-Eun Kim) |
[10] | |
| One Last Chance | New York Festivals | Best Investigative Report | [11] | |
| Columbus International Film & Video Festival | Chris Award Statue | |||
| Kidnapped | Human Rights Press Award, Hong Kong | Winner (as executive producer of Dateline, SBS) |
2009 | [12][permanent dead link] |
| Dateline, SBS | New York Festivals | Best Current Affairs Program | 2013 | [13][permanent dead link] |
| The Dark Side | New York Festivals | Gold World Medal, Sports | 2017 | [14] |
| Gold World Medal, Current Affairs | ||||
| The Poacher's Pipeline | Society for Environmental Journalists | Honorable Mention, Outstanding In-depth Reporting | [15] | |
| Asian Television Awards | Highly Commended | [16][permanent dead link] | ||
| CINE Golden Eagle Awards | Finalist, Investigations | [17] | ||
| Association of International Broadcasters | Highly commended, Investigative | [18] | ||
| Headliner Awards | Second Place, Documentary | [19] | ||
| Rockie Awards, Banff World Media Festival | Finalist, Social & Investigative | [20][permanent dead link] | ||
| Foreign Press Association Media Awards | Winner, Environment Story of the Year | [21][permanent dead link] | ||
| Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, New York | Best Middle East Film | [22][permanent dead link] | ||
| Vancouver South African Film Festival | People's Choice Winner | [23] | ||
| Envirofilm Awards | Winner, Best Story Presentation | 2018 | [24][permanent dead link] | |
| New York Festivals | Silver World Medal, Current Affairs | [25][permanent dead link] | ||
| Silver World Medal, Nature and Wildlife | ||||
| Spy Merchants | DIG Awards, Riccione, Italy | Best Investigative Documentary, Long Form | [26][permanent dead link] | |
| New York Festivals | Gold World Medal, Current Affairs | [25][permanent dead link] | ||
| Rockie Awards, Banff World Media Festival | Finalist, Crime and Investigation | [27][permanent dead link] | ||
| Football's Wall of Silence | Association of International Broadcasters | Highly Commended, Investigative | [28] | |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Finalist, Current Affairs category | 2019 | [29] | |
| New York Festivals | Gold World Medal, Current Affairs | [30][permanent dead link] | ||
| Gold World Medal, Sports | ||||
| Islamophobia | New York Festivals | Gold World Medal, Current Affairs | ||
| Silver World Medal, Religious | ||||
| Kennedy Awards | Nominee, Journalist of the Year | [31] | ||
| How to Sell a Massacre |
Broadcast Awards | Finalist | [32] | |
| Kennedy Awards | Winner, Most Outstanding Investigative Report | [33] | ||
| Finalist, Scoop of the Year | [31] | |||
| Association for International Broadcasting | Winner, International Affairs | [34] | ||
| Graham Perkin Awards | Finalist, Australian Journalist of the Year | [35] | ||
| New York Festivals | Gold World Medal, Film | [30][permanent dead link] | ||
| Walkley Award | Winner, Scoop of the Year | [36] | ||
| Gold Lovie Award | Winner, Documentary | 2020 | [37] | |
| Webby Awards | 'Al Jazeera Investigates Extra' Nominee | 2021 | [38] | |
| Telly Awards | Gold Medal | [39] |
ADDITIONAL AWARDS
Gold Telly Award (Social Impact) Issued by Telly Awards · May 2023 The Truth Illusion https://www.tellyawards.com/winners/2023/television/general-social-impact
Silver Telly Award (General Documentary - Long Form)
Issued by Telly Awards · May 2023
The Truth Illusion
https://www.tellyawards.com/winners/2023/television/general-documentary-long-form-above-40-minutes
Silver Telly Award (Political Commentary)
Issued by Telly Awards · May 2023
The Truth Illusion
https://www.tellyawards.com/winners/2023/television/general-political-commentary
Gold World Medal (Documentary - Social Issues)
Issued by New York TV & Film Awards · Apr 2023
The Truth Illusion
https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/WinnerDetailsNew/301711dc-00bb-407b-b536-762783bee3d5
Gold World Medal (Social Issues Podcast)
Issued by New York Festival Radio Awards · Apr 2023
The Truth Illusion
https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/List/7839e438-6aec-439e-bf9a-7ca894d7d5dd
Shorty Award Bronze Medal (News and Politics Podcast)
Issued by Shorty Awards · Apr 2023
The Truth Illusion
https://shortyawards.com/15th/winners
Silver World Medal (Documentary - Current Affairs)
Issued by New York TV & Film Awards · Apr 2023
The Truth Illusion
https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/List/7839e438-6aec-439e-bf9a-7ca894d7d5dd
Gold Medal (Best Writing)
Issued by Signal awards · Oct 2023
Gold Mafia - Podcast (Executive Producer)
https://network.aljazeera.net/en/awards/al-jazeera-wins-four-signal-awards
Gold Medal (General News & Politics)
Issued by Signal Awards · Oct 2023
Gold Mafia – Podcast: Episode 6 (‘The Crocodile’) (Executive Producer)
https://network.aljazeera.net/en/awards/al-jazeera-wins-four-signal-awards
Silver Medal (General - Documentary)
Issued by Signal Awards · Oct 2023
Gold Mafia – Podcast: Episode Three (‘Blowing Smoke’) (Executive Producer)
https://network.aljazeera.net/en/awards/al-jazeera-wins-four-signal-awards
Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival - finalist
Issued by Cannes Media & TV Awards · Jul 2023
The Truth Illusion
https://www.cannescorporate.com/en/
Webby Award (Documentary, Long Form)
Issued by Webby Awards (nomination) · Apr 2023
The Truth Illusion
https://winners.webbyawards.com/2023/video/general-video/documentary-longform/242602/al-jazeera-investigations--the-truth-illusion
A.I.B. Award (Specialist Factual)
Issued by Association of International Broadcasters · Nov 2022
The Truth Illusion
https://theaibs.tv/AIBs-2022/Gala-evening/The-AIBs-22-winners-book.pdf
Foreign Press Association Award (TV Documentary of the Year) - finalist
Issued by Foreign Press Association, London · Nov 2022
The Truth Illusion
https://www.fpalondon.org/fpa-media-awards
Venice TV Award (Documentary) - nominee
Issued by Venice TV Awards · Sep 2022
The Truth Illusion
https://venicetvaward.com/winners-and-nominees-2022/
Published works[edit]
Books[edit]
- Charley, Peter (2020). How to Sell a Massacre. Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Australia. ISBN 978-0-7333-4108-3.
Video[edit]
- Charley, Peter (reporter, producer/director and cameraman) (2000). Bolivia's Coca Wars. Australia: SBS TV.
- Charley, Peter (writer and producer) (2000). On Life's Border. Australia: SBS TV.
- Charley, Peter (writer and producer) (2001). Border Lives. Australia: SBS TV.
- Charley, Peter (executive producer) (2016). The Dark Side – The Secret World of Sports Doping. YouTube.
- Charley, Peter (executive producer) (2017). Spy Merchants. YouTube.
- Charley, Peter (executive producer) (2017). The Poacher's Pipeline – Dealers, Diplomats and the Illegal Horn Trade. YouTube.
- Charley, Peter (executive producer) (2018). Football's Wall of Silence. YouTube.
- Charley, Peter (reporter and producer) (2019). How to Sell a Massacre (Episode One ed.). YouTube.
- Charley, Peter (reporter and producer) (2019). How to Sell a Massacre (Episode Two ed.). YouTube.
References[edit]
- ^ Stone, Gerald (2011). Say it with Feeling. Pan MacMillan. pp. 299, 301–2. ISBN 978-1-74261-025-2.
- ^ Little, John (2004). The Man Who Saw Too Much. United Kingdom: Hachette. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-7336-1725-6.
- ^ "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) entry for Mr Philip Nivison CHARLEY". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 10 June 2002. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
For service to broadcasting in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, and through education and training, particularly the development of technical and practical skills and professional attitudes and disciplines.
- ^ Jackson, Keith (22 August 2014). "Phil Charley OAM, PNG commercial radio pioneer, dies at 89". PNG ATTITUDE. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Weatherburn, Hilary (1993). "Charley, Sir Philip Belmont (1893–1976)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 13. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Beyond the Surface: The History of BHP" on YouTube
- ^ "Home". bhp.com. Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd. 2018.
- ^ "Kuru Information Page". National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.[failed verification]
- ^ Kagan, Daniel (10 April 2001). "SAIS Awards Journalism Prizes". United Press International, Inc. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "On Life's Border – The Struggle of North Korea's Refugees". Walkley Winners Archive. The Walkley Foundation. 2000. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "ONE LAST CHANCE". Educational DVD Sales. Ronin Films. n.d. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Video journalist wins award". Dateline. SBS. n.d.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ABC, SBS, and Nine awarded at the NY Film Festival". TV Tonight. 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Dark Side". Film Freeway. 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding In-depth Reporting, Large Market: Honorable Mention: The Poacher's Pipeline". Winners: SEJ 16th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment. The Society of Environmental Journalists. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "2017 Winners". Asian Television Awards. n.d.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "58th CINE Golden Eagle Awards Recipients and Finalists". CINE. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Investigative Video: Highly commended" (PDF). The AIBs: 2017: Winners and finalists. Association for International Broadcasting. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Broadcast or cable television stations documentary or series of reports on the same subject" (PDF). 83rd National Headliner Awards winners. Press Club of Atlantic City. 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Agenda: Rockie Awards International". Banff World Media Festival. Brunico Communications Ltd. 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Media Awards". Foreign Press Association London. Foreign Press Association. 2017. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017.
- ^ "NYC Festival 2017". Wildlife Conservation Film Festival. 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018.
- ^ "2017 VSAFF People's Choice Awards announced: Best Short Documentary: Poachers Pipeline". 10th VSAFF. Vancouver South African Film Festival. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Winners and Nominees". IFF Ekttop Film (in Slovak). 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Winners". New York Festivals. 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Home". DIG Awards. 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Agenda: Rockie Awards International". Banff World Media Festival. Brunico Communications Ltd. 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "TV/Video: Investigative Journalism: Al Jazeera Investigations - Football's Wall of Silence" (PDF). The AIBs: 2018: The shortlist. Association for International Broadcasting. 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Abbott, Kate (28 March 2019). "Bafta TV awards 2019: full list of nominations". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Winners". New York Festivals. 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "2019 NRMA Kennedy Awards' nominees sorted from record field". Media Week. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Best News and Current Affairs Program: Al Jazeera investigates: How to Sell a Massacre". Broadcast Awards 2020. United Kingdom: Broadcast. 2020. p. 37. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Media's finest: All 35 2019 NRMA Kennedy Award winners". MediaWeek. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ International affairs: Al Jazeera Media Network (PDF). Association for International Broadcasting. 2019. p. 15. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "2019 Perkin Award Finalists". The Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year. Melbourne Press Club. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "How to Sell a Massacre". Walkley Winners Archive. The Walkley Foundation. 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "How to Sell a Massacre (Part 2): Al Jazeera Investigates". Winners: Video. The Lovie Awards. 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "How to Sell a Massacre (Part 2): Al Jazeera Investigates". Winners: News & Politics Podcasts. The Web Awards. 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "How to Sell a Massacre". The Telly Awards. 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
Further reading[edit]
- Guthrie, Bruce (2010). Man Bites Murdoch: Four Decades in Print, Six Days in Court. pp. 118–122. ISBN 978-0-522-85816-7.
- Leith, Denise (2004). Bearing Witness: The Lives of War Correspondents and Photojournalists. pp. 72–91. ISBN 978-1-74051-260-2.
- Little, John (2004). The Man Who Saw Too Much. United Kingdom: Hachette. ISBN 978-0-7336-1725-6.
- Meade, Amanda (3 December 2014). "The Weekly Beast: ABC staff say no to The Hunger Games". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- Stone, Gerald (2011). Say it with Feeling. Pan MacMillan. ISBN 978-1-74261-025-2.
Stone referred to Charley as "(a man with) a scruffy, just-got-home-after-an-all-night-bender appearance" who "was at the very top of his game, the kind of journalist who would never let you down on a good story".