Terrorism, the "Blowback" Thesis, and the UK Media

Lynch talks about terrorism, the "Blowback" thesis, and the UK media. One of the last political stories he covered in his journalistic career was a visit to Afghanistan by Gordon Brown, then the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, to meet British troops in Helmand Province. The soldiers...

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Published inPeace review (Palo Alto, Calif.) Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 443 - 449
Main Author Lynch, Jake
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 02.10.2017
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Cities
Elections
Foreign policy
Mass media
Military personnel
National security
Terrorism
Towns
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:Lynch talks about terrorism, the "Blowback" thesis, and the UK media. One of the last political stories he covered in his journalistic career was a visit to Afghanistan by Gordon Brown, then the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, to meet British troops in Helmand Province. The soldiers were there, he claimed--in the soundbite Lynch used in his report for BBC News--to keep people safe from terrorism, on the streets of towns and cities back at home. Shortly afterward, Brown took over from Tony Blair to become Prime Minister, and later led Labour to defeat in the General Election of 2010.
ISSN:1040-2659
1469-9982
DOI:10.1080/10402659.2017.1381504