The Making of Murdoch: Power, Politics and What Shaped the Man Who Owns the Media

ISBN-13: 9781788315111 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 240 str.

Tom Roberts

Opis

A new biography of Rupert Murdoch framed primarily through his relationship with his father, Keith Murdoch.

Recenzje

To unpeel the layers of 'the man who owns the media', it's difficult to think of someone more qualified than Tom Roberts ... Here, Roberts again applies his forensic approach and scholarly rigour. Spear's Magazine

Spis treści

Introduction: Moulding a myth1. Rosehearty2. American immigrant3. Finding his voice4. 'Murder, history, war'5. Hearts and minds...and bodies6. A romance into air7. The Prince and the Pressman8. Lessons from a madman's bible9. Healthy competition10. Kingmaker11. Media empire12. A girdle round about the Earth13. By phone and clone14. The son risesEpilogue: A new inheritanceIndex

O autorze

Tom Roberts is a writer, researcher and historian. He holds masters degrees from the University of Westminster and Cambridge University and gained his PhD in modern history from Macquarie University. Based in London, he works with archives and institutions internationally. Roberts' career to date includes long-term collaborations with the political journalist and author Peter Oborne and the broadcaster Adam Boulton (Editor at Large, Sky News, and political columnist for The Sunday Times). His latest book was co-written with Peter Oborne, How Trump Thinks: His Tweets and the Birth of a New Political Language published by Head of Zeus.