Jason Gwynne
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Jason Gwynne is a
journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...
, most widely known for his 2004 documentary on the
British National Party The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its leader is Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK gover ...
(BNP). The documentary was based on undercover footage gathered by Gwynne who posed as a football
hooligan Hooliganism is disruptive or unlawful behavior such as rioting, bullying and vandalism, usually in connection with crowds at sporting events. Etymology There are several theories regarding the origin of the word ''hooliganism,'' which is a d ...
looking to get involved in
far-right politics Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...
.


External links


BBC News: Going undercover in the BNP
Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people British male journalists British National Party people {{UK-journalist-stub