In defence of David Tiley

As David Tiley charges into his final weeks with ScreenHub, we reflect on just how much he’s given us.
A man (David Tiley) gestures towards us herocially

When John Steinbeck tried to describe his grubby Californian coastal town in the opening to Cannery Row he bumps into the limitation of his own words. ‘How can the poem and the stink and the grating noise – the quality of light, the tone, the habit and the dream – be set down alive?’ Steinbeck wrote.

He might equally have been trying to capture David Tiley – a man who defies labels.

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George Dunford was Director of Content at ArtsHub, ScreenHub and GamesHub (2019-2022). He has also written for Meanjin, The Big Issue, Lonely Planet, The Good Food Guide and others. He has worked in digital leadership roles in the cultural sector for more than 10 years including at the National Library of Australia, National Museum of Australia and the Wheeler Centre. He is currently employed by Museums Victoria and is a mentor in the CEO Digital Mentorship program working with Back to Back and Desart. You can follow him on Twitter: @Hack_packer