Stephen Grey (born 1968 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a British investigative journalist and special correspondent for Reuters.[1] He received the 2006 Joe and Laurie Dine Award from the Overseas Press Club for his book Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Program.[2]
"When the truth comes out, positive things happen [...] This is our motivation and that’s why people take risks to bring out the truth. It’s the great adventure."[3]
Stephen Grey
In the summer of 2003, Grey began investigating reports of the CIA's secret system of extraordinary renditions (transfer of terror suspects to foreign jails, where many faced torture). The results of his research were first published in the New Statesman in an article headlined 'America's Gulag' in May 2004.[4] After finding how to track the movements of alleged CIA planes used for rendition, he published the first flight logs of these jets in The Sunday Times in November 2004.[5] He went on to contribute to several front-page news articles to The New York Times about rendition and security issues, as well as to Newsweek, CBS 60 Minutes, Le Monde Diplomatique, and BBC Radio 4's File on Four. He presented television documentaries on the CIA rendition program for Channel 4's Dispatches Program[6] and PBSFrontline World.[7]
In 2006, he received the Joe and Laurie Dine award for Best International Reporting in any medium dealing with human rights from the Overseas Press Club of America. The citation[9] described his book, Ghost Plane, as
the consummation of years of investigation, not only by the author, but, as he acknowledges, the informal global network of journalists with whom he collaborated to reveal the murky world of rendition, extraordinary rendition and proxy torture. By tracing the landings and takeoffs of clumsily concealed CIA flights, his work not only demonstrates concerned investigative journalism in action, it lifts the lid on a global gulag of prisons and torture chambers, assembled by US officials in defiance of domestic and international human rights law.
In a broadcast on the BBC World Service on 30 December 2009, reviewing the last ten years of journalism, author and campaigner Heather Brooke described Grey's investigation of the CIA rendition flights as the "journalistic scoop of the decade."[10]
Afghanistan reportsedit
In 2009, he also published his second book, Operation Snakebite,[11] an account of the war in Helmand, Afghanistan, centring on the December 2007 operation by British, American and Afghan troops to recapture the town of Musa Qala, a battle which Grey reported as an embedded reporter for the Sunday Times of London. A Channel 4Dispatches film reported by Grey titled "Afghanistan: Mission Impossible"[12] was short-listed for a Royal Television Society Award for independent film-maker of 2009.[13]
In 2009 and 2010, he returned to Afghanistan, reporting for, among other publications, The Sunday Times,[14]Le Monde Diplomatique,[15] and Channel 4 News, the latter of which reported on criticism that the United States was arming 'militias' to take on the Taliban.[16]
He criticised the Ministry of Defence's attempts to keep journalists away from the Afghanistan front lines, saying it was "making truth a casualty of war".[17]
Booksedit
Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Program. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2006.
Operation Snakebite: The Explosive True Story of an Afghan Desert Siege. London: Viking Penguin, 2009.
The New Spymasters: Inside the Modern World of Espionage from the Cold War to Global Terror. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2015.
^"2006 OPC Award Winners". Overseas Press Club. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
^"Internal Audit 2019 highlights: interview with Stephen Grey, investigative journalist| Features". Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors. September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^Grey, Stephen (17 May 2004). . New Statesman. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
^Grey, Stephen (14 November 2004). . The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
^. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
^Grey, Stephen (28 March 2010). "Lets go its hunting season". The Sunday Times. London.
^"Hearts, minds and the same old warlords". Le Monde Diplomatique. July 2010.
^"Nato turns to militias in Afghanistan battle". Channel 4 News.
^Grey, Stephen (14 June 2009). "Stephen Grey on how the MoD is restricting access to conflict zones such as Afghanistan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
stephen, grey, people, similar, surname, steven, gray, disambiguation, born, 1968, rotterdam, netherlands, british, investigative, journalist, special, correspondent, reuters, received, 2006, laurie, dine, award, from, overseas, press, club, book, ghost, plane. For people of similar surname see Steven Gray disambiguation Stephen Grey born 1968 in Rotterdam Netherlands is a British investigative journalist and special correspondent for Reuters 1 He received the 2006 Joe and Laurie Dine Award from the Overseas Press Club for his book Ghost Plane The True Story of the CIA Torture Program 2 Stephen GreyBornApril 1968 age 55 OccupationInvestigative journalist EmployerReuters WorksSecrecy for Sale Inside the Global Offshore Money Maze Panama Papers Swiss Leaks AwardsRedkollegia The West Has Banned the Sale of Components for Weapons Production to Russia But Russia Is Still Buying Them 2022 The Joe And Laurie Dine Award 2007 Websitehttps www stephengrey com Contents 1 Investigation into CIA rendition 2 Afghanistan reports 3 Books 4 References 5 External linksInvestigation into CIA rendition edit When the truth comes out positive things happen This is our motivation and that s why people take risks to bring out the truth It s the great adventure 3 Stephen GreyIn the summer of 2003 Grey began investigating reports of the CIA s secret system of extraordinary renditions transfer of terror suspects to foreign jails where many faced torture The results of his research were first published in the New Statesman in an article headlined America s Gulag in May 2004 4 After finding how to track the movements of alleged CIA planes used for rendition he published the first flight logs of these jets in The Sunday Times in November 2004 5 He went on to contribute to several front page news articles to The New York Times about rendition and security issues as well as to Newsweek CBS 60 Minutes Le Monde Diplomatique and BBC Radio 4 s File on Four He presented television documentaries on the CIA rendition program for Channel 4 s Dispatches Program 6 and PBS Frontline World 7 In 2005 he received the Amnesty International UK Media Award for best article in a periodical 8 for his New Statesman article In 2006 he received the Joe and Laurie Dine award for Best International Reporting in any medium dealing with human rights from the Overseas Press Club of America The citation 9 described his book Ghost Plane asthe consummation of years of investigation not only by the author but as he acknowledges the informal global network of journalists with whom he collaborated to reveal the murky world of rendition extraordinary rendition and proxy torture By tracing the landings and takeoffs of clumsily concealed CIA flights his work not only demonstrates concerned investigative journalism in action it lifts the lid on a global gulag of prisons and torture chambers assembled by US officials in defiance of domestic and international human rights law In a broadcast on the BBC World Service on 30 December 2009 reviewing the last ten years of journalism author and campaigner Heather Brooke described Grey s investigation of the CIA rendition flights as the journalistic scoop of the decade 10 Afghanistan reports editIn 2009 he also published his second book Operation Snakebite 11 an account of the war in Helmand Afghanistan centring on the December 2007 operation by British American and Afghan troops to recapture the town of Musa Qala a battle which Grey reported as an embedded reporter for the Sunday Times of London A Channel 4 Dispatches film reported by Grey titled Afghanistan Mission Impossible 12 was short listed for a Royal Television Society Award for independent film maker of 2009 13 In 2009 and 2010 he returned to Afghanistan reporting for among other publications The Sunday Times 14 Le Monde Diplomatique 15 and Channel 4 News the latter of which reported on criticism that the United States was arming militias to take on the Taliban 16 He criticised the Ministry of Defence s attempts to keep journalists away from the Afghanistan front lines saying it was making truth a casualty of war 17 Books editGhost Plane The True Story of the CIA Torture Program New York St Martin s Press 2006 Operation Snakebite The Explosive True Story of an Afghan Desert Siege London Viking Penguin 2009 The New Spymasters Inside the Modern World of Espionage from the Cold War to Global Terror New York St Martin s Press 2015 References edit Stephen Grey Centre for Investigative Journalism Retrieved 11 May 2023 2006 OPC Award Winners Overseas Press Club 1 May 2007 Retrieved 11 May 2023 Internal Audit 2019 highlights interview with Stephen Grey investigative journalist Features Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors September 2019 Retrieved 30 October 2020 Grey Stephen 17 May 2004 America s Gulag New Statesman Archived from the original on 27 March 2013 Retrieved 21 September 2008 Grey Stephen 14 November 2004 US accused of torture flights The Sunday Times Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 Channel 4 Dispatches Kidnapped to Order PBS Frontline World Extraordinary rendition Amnesty International UK Media Awards Previous Winners Amnesty International UK 30 July 2007 Retrieved 21 September 2008 Overseas Press Club of America 2007 award winner citations BBC World Service News What was the journalistic scoop of the decade www bbc co uk Operation Snakebite Stephen Grey Penguin Books www penguin co uk Archived from the original on 30 September 2012 Dispatches Channel 4 Royal Television Society Television Journalism Winners 200 Archived from the original on 2 March 2010 Retrieved 27 February 2010 Grey Stephen 28 March 2010 Lets go its hunting season The Sunday Times London Hearts minds and the same old warlords Le Monde Diplomatique July 2010 Nato turns to militias in Afghanistan battle Channel 4 News Grey Stephen 14 June 2009 Stephen Grey on how the MoD is restricting access to conflict zones such as Afghanistan The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 30 October 2020 External links editStephen Grey at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Grey amp oldid 1177259527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
