Spies, spin and the fourth estate : British intelligence and the media /

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 MI...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lashmar, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Government and the press > Great Britain.
Espionage, British.
Intelligence service > Great Britain.
État et presse > Grande-Bretagne.
Espionnage britannique.
Government and the press.
Intelligence service.
Great Britain.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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. Agitprop
  • 8. 1968 and All That
  • 9. 1975 : The Year of Intelligence
  • 10. The Thatcher Years
  • 11. Spycatcher
  • 12. The Wall Comes Down
  • 13. The 'War on Terror'
  • 14. Citizenfour
  • 15. Lives at Risk
  • 16 Ostriches, Cheerleaders, Lemonsuckers and Guardians
  • 17. Reflections on Forty Years of Spy Watching.

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