Jon Steele (born in Spokane, Washington, 1950)[1] is an American author living in Europe.
Steele's work among American soldiers in Iraq was edited into a four-part documentary series, Baker Boys: Inside the Surge. The program was first aired by HDNet in 2010, and received eight awards. The series has been screened on Discovery Channel and several broadcast outlets including New Zealand, Canada, Australia and Europe. It has also been made available on Netflix.[2]
Steele's career as a news cameraman was profiled in two documentaries: Jon Blair's Reporters at War (2004); and Martyn Burke's Under Fire: Journalists in Combat (2012).
Published works
edit- War Junkie, (2002) Transworld Publishers, London, ISBN 0-593-04998-5
- The Watchers (2011, 2012) Transworld Publishers, London, ISBN 978-0-593-06751-2; Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-399-15874-2
- Angel City (2013) Penguin Group, New York ISBN 978-0-399-15875-9; Transworld Publishers, London, ISBN 978-0-593-06741-3
- The Way of Sorrows] (2015) Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-399-171 49-9
References
edit- ↑ "About Jon Steele - JON STEELE". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ↑ "Baker Boys: Inside the Surge". 15 April 2010.
External links
edit- Reporters at War http://truevisiontv.com/films/details/86/reporters-at-war
- Under Fire: Journalists in Combat http://underfirejournalistsincombat.webs.com
- Baker Boys: Inside the Surge http://dartcenter.org/content/baker-boys-inside-surge
- Baker Boys: Inside the Surge (Special Frontline Club edit) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlOM0F8fzb4