The Murdoch Archipelago
1st Edition
Published on 27. October 2011
592 pages
978-1-84983-780-4 (ISBN)
Description
The recent News Corporation scandal has catapulted Murdoch and his global media empire into the public eye as perhaps never before. In the English-speaking world, and increasingly in 'untapped' but potentially lucrative markets such as China, Murdoch wields an influence as political kingmaker second to none.
How did he do it? How did this empire, a loose 'archipelago' of media islands large and small, come to be so successful and influential? How did it all come to the current, disastrous state? And will the empire survive the recent scandal that has outraged people around the world and rocked the media?
Building on many years' research and featuring many previously undisclosed revelations, THE MURDOCH ARCHIPELAGO is the most up-to-date and definitive survey of Murdoch's life and times; how power flows from influence; and whether this should (or if it can) be regulated.
How did he do it? How did this empire, a loose 'archipelago' of media islands large and small, come to be so successful and influential? How did it all come to the current, disastrous state? And will the empire survive the recent scandal that has outraged people around the world and rocked the media?
Building on many years' research and featuring many previously undisclosed revelations, THE MURDOCH ARCHIPELAGO is the most up-to-date and definitive survey of Murdoch's life and times; how power flows from influence; and whether this should (or if it can) be regulated.
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The Murdoch Archipelago
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Bruce Page is an investigative journalist of exceptional experience and renown who has been researching Rupert Murdoch's life and times for many years.
Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Contents
- 1 A Man Fit for Power?
- 2 A Continent of Newspapers
- 3 The Southcliffe Inheritance
- 4 Black Jack and the Student Prince
- 5 Trading Tabloid Places
- 6 Mr Murdoch Changes Trains
- 7 An American Nightmare
- 8 Times and Values
- 9 Virtually Normal
- 10 Cases of Conscience
- 11 Patriotic Like a Fox
- 12 Margaret Thatcher's Heroes
- 13 Present Necessities
- 14 Rupert's Establishment
- 15 Statesman - and Media Saviour
- 16 A Drowned Child
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
