A story of heroism and collusion, censorship and suppression, myth-making and propaganda. Now brought up to date with new material on the war in Afghanistan. Australian author.
Phillip Knightley Knihy
Phillip Knightley se proslavil jako investigativní novinář s hlubokým zájmem o válečné zpravodajství, propagandu a špionáž. Během své dvacetileté kariéry v deníku The Sunday Times se etabloval jako klíčový člen týmu Insight a zasloužil si dvakrát ocenění Novinář roku. Jeho rozsáhlé znalosti mezinárodního zpravodajského světa, získané díky osobním setkáním s představiteli zpravodajských služeb z celého světa, mu umožnily odhalovat složité operace a motivace. Knightley se nezaměřuje jen na odhalování pravdy, ale i na její formování a šíření skrze své novinářské a publikační aktivity.
The second oldest profession
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- 16 hodin čtení
The spy is as old as history but spy services are quite new. Britain founded the first, Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, in dubious circumstances in 1909. Others followed until no country considered itself a nation unless it had a corps of spies. The biggest and most expensive is America's Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA, formed as recently as 1947. The CIA's principle enemy was the Soviet Union's KGB, and the clash of these two giants has been the thrilling stuff of history, novels, films and plays. In assessing the real role of the spy, Phillip Knightley brilliantly takes all the real characters of the spies themselves - Mata Hari, Sidney Reilly, Richard Sorge, Kim Philby, George Blake, James Jesus Angleton, Ruth Kuczinsky, the Rosenbergs - and answers the crucial question. Did they make any difference to the course of history? Or was spying the biggest confidence trick of our time?
The First Casualty
The War Correspondent as Hero and Myth-Maker from the Crimea to Iraq
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- 21 hodin čtení
Focusing on the critical themes of press freedom and journalistic ethics, this updated edition explores the challenges faced by journalists in the context of modern warfare. It delves into the responsibilities of the media and the impact of conflict on reporting, making it essential reading for those interested in the intersection of journalism and military actions.