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

ISBN-13: 9781474443074 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 256 str.

Paul Lashmar

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction; 1. Setting the scene; 2. The Great War; 3. The Interwar years and the Dark Arts; 4.The Second World War; 5.The ‘Era of Trust’; 6. Cold War Warriors; 7. Agitation and propaganda; 8. 1968 and all that; 9. 1975: The Year of Intelligence; 10. The Thatcher Years; 11. Spycatching; 12. The Wall comes down; 13. The ‘War on Terror’; 14. ;Citizen Four; 15. Lives in Danger; 16. Ostriches, cheerleaders, lemonsuckers and guardians; 17. Thoughts from 40 years of spy watching; Dedications; Acknowledgements; References; Index.