Spies, Spin and the Fourth Estate British Intelligence and the Media

Paul Lashmar

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Publisher's Synopsis

Combining his expertise as a national security correspondent and research academic, Paul Lashmar reveals how and why the media became more critical in its reporting of the Secret State. He explores a series of major case studies including Snowden, WikiLeaks, Spycatcher, rendition and torture, and MI5's vetting of the BBC.

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Edinburgh University Press

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ISBN:	9781474443081
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Pub date:	22 Sep 2020
DEWEY:	070.44932712
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	256
Weight:	400g
Height:	140mm
Width:	215mm
Spine width:	38mm