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Jake Lynch

Jake Lynch is a novelist, academic, journalist and poet, and a scholarly authority within the fields of peace journalism and peace research. He is an associate professor at the University of Sydney. Mind Over Murder and Diagnosis or Death, his detective stories set in contemporary Oxford and co-authored with Annabel McGoldrick, featuring EMDR Psychotherapist Janna Rose, are 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.

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Jake Lynch (born 1965) is a novelist, academic, journalist and poet, and a scholarly authority within the fields of peace journalism and peace research.123 He is an associate professor at the University of Sydney. Mind Over Murder and Diagnosis or Death, his detective stories set in contemporary Oxford and co-authored with Annabel McGoldrick, featuring EMDR Psychotherapist Janna Rose, are 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.21

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Peace journalist Jake Lynch covering protests against joint US-Australia military exercises in Australia. source ↗

Education

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) in 1989.2 He subsequently attended City University, London, where he completed a PhD degree in 2008.2

Professional career

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 the University.25 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.78 Lynch has since turned towards creative writing, with a debut novel published in 2019 and detective stories in 2025 and 2026. His poetry appears in literary journals.

Honours and awards

Lynch has received numerous awards, most recently the Luxembourg Peace Prize for his work in peace journalism.1

Activism

Lynch has been active in human rights campaigns, in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, and in campaigns for Palestinian rights.91011 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.1314

See also

See also

Bibliography

Bibliography

  • Lynch, J. and Annabel McGoldrick (2026) Diagnosis or Death. London: Next Chapter.
  • 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

References

  1. "2017 Outstanding Peace Journalism". Luxembourg Peace Prize. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. "Associate Professor Jake Lynch". University of Sydney. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. University of Queensland Press website: https://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/Author.aspx/1585/Lynch,%20Jake, Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. JO (7 January 2019). "Jake Lynch explains peace journalism". The Transnational. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. "Jake Lynch". International Peace Research Association Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. "Visiting fellows". Cardiff University. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Dr. Jake Lynch". Media, Peace and Human Rights Conference 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  12. Narunsky, Gareth (7 November 2013). "Racism lawsuit against Lynch". Australian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  13. 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.
  14. Shurat HaDin, Israel Law Center v Lynch [2014] FCA 226.