Böcker av Jake Lynch

Progressive comic verse on topics of current political or general interest, including the coronation of Charles III and the case for an Australian republic; the waste and folly of the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal; the rights of Palestinians; the justification for radical action in the face of climate change, and the urgent need to reverse the self-harming Brexit of Britain from the EU.

MARCH 1681Oxford is hosting the English Parliament under the 'merry monarch', King Charles II. As politicians and their hangers-on converge on the divided city, an MP is found murdered, triggering tensions that threaten mayhem on the streets.Luke Sandys, Chief Officer of the Oxford Bailiffs, must solve the crime and thwart the plot. On his side is the respect for evidence and logic he absorbed in his student days as a follower of the new science. On the other, a group of political conspirators are stirring up sectarian hatreds in their scheme to overthrow the Crown.Struggling to protect all he holds dear, Luke leans heavily on his cavalry officer brother, his friends, and his faithful deputy, Robshaw. But he has a secret, which may be clouding his judgement. At the moment of truth, will he choose love or duty?

Setting out multiple perspectives from media and journalism scholars, this collection addresses the implications today's technological, socio-political, and economic conditions have for relations between journalists, sources, audiences, and wider publics.

This major new text explores and interrogates peace journalism as a significant challenge to this hegemonic discourse, which has been advocated and elaborated over the recent years in journalism, media development and academic spheres.