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Jake Lynch
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Jake Lynch (born 1965) is a journalist, academic, novelist and poet, and a scholarly authority within the fields of peace journalism and peace research.[1][2][3] He is an academic with the University of Sydney. Mind Over Murder, his detective story set in contemporary Oxford and co-authored with Annabel McGoldrick, is published by Next Chapter. His debut novel, Blood on the Stone, an historical mystery thriller set in Oxford in 1681, was published by Unbound Books.[2][1]
Education
[edit]Lynch attended Cardiff University, where he completed a BA degree in English (First Class Honours) in 1988 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism Studies (Distinction) with Cardiff University in 1989.[2] He subsequently attended City University, London, where he completed a PhD degree in 2008.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Lynch worked as a journalist for two decades (from 1989), including as Sydney Correspondent for The Independent, a Political Correspondent in London for Sky News and as a television newsreader with BBC News.[4] Since 2007, he has worked in academia, and currently holds the position of Associate Professor within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sydney University.[2] He was formerly Director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University, and later Chair of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the university.[2][5] Lynch has also previously served as Secretary-General of the International Peace Research Association,[6] and has held visiting professorships and fellowships with the universities of Coventry, Cardiff, Bristol and Johannesburg.[7][8] Lynch has since turned towards creative writing, with a debut novel published in 2019 and a detective story in 2025. His poetry appears in literary journals.
Honours and awards
[edit]Lynch has received numerous awards, most recently the Luxembourg Peace Prize for his work in peace journalism.[1]
Activism
[edit]Lynch has been active in human rights campaigns, in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, and in campaigns for Palestinian rights.[9][10][11] In 2013, Shurat HaDin, an Israeli NGO, commenced legal action in the Federal Court of Australia against Lynch, alleging a breach of Australia's anti-racism laws over Lynch's active support for the BDS campaign.[12] The case, however, was subsequently dismissed by His Honour Justice Alan Robertson, with costs in favour of Lynch.[13][14]
See also
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Lynch, J. and Annabel McGoldrick (2025) Mind Over Murder. London: Next Chapter.
- Lynch, J. (2019) Blood on the Stone. London: Unbound Books.
- Lynch, J. (2017). Terrorism, the "Blowback" thesis and the UK media. Peace Review, 29(4), pp. 443–449.
- Lynch, J. (2017). News coverage, peacemaking and peacebuilding. In Robinson, Piers; Seib, Philip; Frohlich, Romy (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Media, Conflict and Security, (pp. 197–209). Abingdon: Routledge.
- Lynch, J. (2018) Foreword. Peace Journalism Principles and Practices, (pp. xv-xvii). New York: Routledge.
- Lynch, J. (2018). Where I stand on peace journalism and the academic boycott of Israel. Conflict and Communication, 17(1), pp. 1–4.
- Lynch, J. (2018). Peace Journalism. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication: Journalism Studies. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Lynch, J. (2019). Public Service Broadcasting and Security Issues: The Case of 'Blowback'. In Shaw, Ibrahim Seaga; Selvarajah, Senthan (eds.), Reporting Human Rights, Conflicts, and Peacebuilding: Critical and Global Perspectives, (pp. 85–101). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Hussain, S., Lynch, J. (2019). Identifying peace-oriented media strategies for deadly conflicts in Pakistan. Information Development, 35(5), pp. 703–713.
- Lynch, J. (2014) A Global Standard for Reporting Conflict. New York: Routledge.
- Lynch, J. (2008) Debates in Peace Journalism. Sydney: Sydney University Press.
- Lynch, J. and Annabel McGoldrick (2005) Peace Journalism. Stroud: Hawthorn Press.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2017 Outstanding Peace Journalism". Luxembourg Peace Prize. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Associate Professor Jake Lynch". University of Sydney. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ See also the biography for Lynch in 'Contributors', in Expanding Peace Journalism: Comparative and Critical Approaches. Ed. Ibrahim Seaga Shaw et alia. Sydney: Sydney University Press. 2011. p.377; and similarly the biography in 'Contributors' in Routledge Handbook of Media Conflict and Security. Ed. Piers Robinson et alia. New York and London: Taylor and Francis. 2017. p.xv.
- ^ University of Queensland Press website: https://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/Author.aspx/1585/Lynch,%20Jake, Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ JO (7 January 2019). "Jake Lynch explains peace journalism". The Transnational. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Jake Lynch". International Peace Research Association Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Visiting fellows". Cardiff University. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "IAS Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professor Jake Lynch, University of Sydney, Australia". University of Bristol. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Today: Affidavit by Jake Lynch". Sydney Peace Foundation. 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Safi, Michael (10 February 2014). "This article is more than 5 years old Israel sanctions campaigner violated Australian race laws, says lawsuit". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Jake Lynch". Media, Peace and Human Rights Conference 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Narunsky, Gareth (7 November 2013). "Racism lawsuit against Lynch". Australian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Goldberg, Dan (18 July 2014). "Australian Court Drops Racism Case Against Professor Who Backs BDS". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Shurat HaDin, Israel Law Center v Lynch [2014] FCA 226.