The Murdoch ArchipelagoRupert Murdoch is one of the most powerful men in the world today. As chief executive of News Corporation, he controls a global media empire which boasts some of the major players in newspapers, television, publishing and the movie business. In the English-speaking world, and increasingly in 'untapped' but potentially lucrative markets such as China, he 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? Building on many years' research and featuring many previously undisclosed revelations, THE MURDOCH ARCHIPELAGO is the most definitive survey yet 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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User Review - Miro - LibraryThingBruce Page obviously loves the profession of journalism and has written a fine book about the business in it's political environment, specifically relating to Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch's father Keith ... Read full review
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Contents
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MR MURDOCH CHANGES TRAINS 19691975 | 120 |
AN AMERICAN NIGHTMARE 18011980 | 146 |
TIMES AND VALUES 18191981 | 169 |
MARGARET THATCHERS HEROES 19821989 | 268 |
PRESENT NECESSITIES 19832002 | 302 |
RUPERTS ESTABLISHMENT 19102003 | 333 |
STATESMAN AND MEDIA SAVIOUR 20002011 | 366 |
A DROWNED CHILD 20052011 | 388 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 398 |
NOTES | 401 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 453 |
VIRTUALLY NORMAL 16501982 | 208 |
CASES OF CONSCIENCE 19811982 | 224 |
PATRIOTIC LIKE A FOX 19791985 | 246 |
INDEX | 463 |
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| Title | The Murdoch Archipelago |
| Author | Bruce Page |
| Publisher | Tantor eBooks, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1618030655, 9781618030658 |
| Length | 636 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General |
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