Murdoch's world : the last of the old media empires / David Folkenflik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Folkenflik, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murdoch, Rupert, 1931-.

Murdoch, Rupert.

Mass media--Australia--Biography.

Mass media.

News Corporation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Last of the old media empires

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rupert Murdoch is the most significant media tycoon the English-speaking world has ever known. No one before him has trafficked in media influence across those nations so effectively, nor has anyone else so singularly redefined the culture of news and the rules of journalism. In a stretch spanning six decades, he built News Corp from a small paper in Adelaide, Australia into a multimedia empire capable of challenging national broadcasters, rolling governments, and swatting aside commercial rivals. Then, over two years, a series of scandals threatened to unravel his entire creation.Murdoch's de

Contents:

Table of Contents; Author's Note; 1. Two Families ; 2. Rupert in Oz; 3. ""The Gutter Is a Good Place to Be"" ; 4. ""The World Through Rupert's Eyes"" ; 5. Fair and Balanced; 6. The ""Fog of War"" ; 7. The Voice of Opposition ; 8. The Greening of Rupert ; 9. The Flying Muslims ; 10. A Totebag to a Knife Fight ; 11. ""As Bad as We Feared"" ; 12. Sky's the Limit; 13. The Yard ; 14. ""Goodbye Cruel World"" ; 15. ""This One"": Rebekah Brooks; 16. ""Most Humble Day"" ; 17. The Jewel in the Crown ; 18. WSJ: London Versus New York ; 19. ""The Only Person in London"" ; 20. Ailes Seeks a Legacy

21. Goodco Versus Shitco 22. ""We Are Judged by Our Acts"" ; Acknowledgments ; Selected Bibliography ; Notes ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-306) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61039-090-3

OCLC:

858762044