| Andrew Burchill Lynch | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 27, 1941 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | February 24, 2002 (aged 60) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Occupation | Publisher, Journalist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Subjects | Politics, Media |
Andrew Burchill Lynch (December 27, 1941 – February 24, 2001) was an early partner and, later, publisher of Monday Magazine, a left-wing alternative weekly newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
From the late 1970s to mid-1980s Lynch operated Monday Magazine alongside founding publisher Gene Miller and third partner George Heffelfinger. When Miller sold his one-third interest in the publication in 1988, Lynch and Heffelfinger continued on as partners. As publisher, Lynch maintained a prominent role in the overall operations of Monday. In the 1990s Lynch faced increasing pressure from media conglomerate Island Publishers Ltd. which sought to assume control of the independent weekly.[1]
When Monday Magazine was finally purchased by media baron David Holmes Black's Island Publishers Ltd., in 1996, Lynch moved on and embedded himself as a reporter covering the B.C. Legislature. In 1997, he founded The Lynch Report on B.C. Politics, a newsletter covering the ins and outs of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Rich Coleman, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fort Langley-Aldergrove, regarded Lynch's newsletter as "required reading" for MLAs.[2]
Shortly after founding of the Lynch Report, Lynch was elected by his peers as president of the B.C. Legislature Press Gallery. He remained president until his death in February 2001.[3]
Lynch was the son of Canadian journalist and author Charles Lynch and the maternal grandson of Canadian Press journalist and poet Andrew D. Merkel. Lynch died from cancer in 2001.