Jake Lynch

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. He subsequently attended City University, London, where he completed a PhD degree in 2008. ==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. 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. Lynch has also previously served as Secretary-General of the International Peace Research Association, and has held visiting professorships and fellowships with the universities of Coventry, Cardiff, Bristol and Johannesburg. 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==

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

Lynch has been active in human rights campaigns, in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, and in campaigns for Palestinian rights. 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. The case, however, was subsequently dismissed by His Honour Justice Alan Robertson, with costs in favour of Lynch. ==See also==