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==Journalism== After leaving the Army, Mercer was a defence reporter for [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Today (BBC Radio 4)|Today]]'' programme.<ref>Justin Parkinson, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27202749.amp "Profile: Patrick Mercer"], BBC News, 29 April 2014</ref> He reported from trouble spots, including [[Kosovo]]. On being selected as Conservative candidate in Newark, Mercer left the BBC and became a freelance journalist writing for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. He continued to contribute to radio, television, and print media, mainly on security and defence issues, and in ''[[The House (magazine)|The House magazine]]'' in 2009 his profession was stated as Journalist.<ref>"PATRICK MERCER Newark Conservative: Profession Journalist" in ''The House Magazine: The Parliamentary Weekly'', Volume 34, Issues 1298β1305 (2009), p. 46</ref>
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