Spin, Spies and the Fourth Estate
Spin, Spies and the Fourth Estate A former national security correspondent's groundbreaking account of the turbulent relationship between British Intelligence and the mediaCombining his expertise as…
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Spin, Spies and the Fourth Estate
A former national security correspondent's groundbreaking account of the turbulent relationship between British Intelligence and the mediaCombining his expertise as a national security correspondent and research academic, Paul Lashmar reveals how and why the UK 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 - most of which he reported on as they happened.Lashmar discusses the issues that news coverage raises for democracy and gives you a deeper understanding of how intelligence and the media function, interact and fit into structures of power and