Title
Murdoch's world : the last of the old media empires / David Folkenflik.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781610390903 (electronic book)
9781610390897
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (viii, 373 pages)
Call Number
P92.5.M87 F65 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
070.92 B
Summary
"NPR's media correspondent delves into the most influential media company in the world, News Corporation, showing how Murdoch survived the corruption scandal that nearly tore it apart In July 2012, testifying before a British parliamentary inquiry about the News of the World telephone hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch experienced what he called "the most humble day of my life." Murdoch seemed certain to lose control of the monolithic news company he had built from a single Australian daily. The drama was all the more remarkable because of his unrivaled political and cultural influence worldwide, through Britain's take-no-prisoners tabloids, the top-rated Fox News Channel, the New York Post, and the Wall Street Journal. Within months, Murdoch, bloodied but not bowed, reasserted his hold by splitting News Corp into two companies. The summer's stories of the jockeying among Murdoch's children and corporate lieutenants to succeed him were silenced; what promised to be the second half of King Lear never unfolded. News Corp marched on, its king aging but firmly on the throne. In Murdoch's World, David Folkenflik tells the story of how News Corp survived this tumultuous chapter, and of the man who makes the news, literally: Rupert Murdoch"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-306) and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
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"".
