Before Rupert [electronic resource] : Keith Murdoch and the Birth of a Dynasty
Tom Roberts2015
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"An impressive study of the Murdoch genius for government by media." -Chris
Masters "In this engrossing study, Tom Roberts draws on a remarkable range of
sources, many for the first time, to show how Keith Murdoch succeeded in his
ambition." -Stuart Macintyre, author of The History Wars Following the News of
the World phone-hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch said his greatest regret was
that he had let his father down. Popular history views Sir Keith Murdoch
(1885-1952) as a fearless war correspondent-author of the famous letter that led
to the evacuation of the Anzac force from Gallipoli-and a principled journalist
and dedicated family man who, on his death, left a single provincial newspaper
to Rupert. This benign reputation is unsurprising: the two previously published
biographies of Keith were Murdoch family commissions. But is there another side
to the story of Keith's success and the origins of News Corporation? Before
Rupert is an unflinching prequel to the saga of the ...
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Author:
Tom Roberts, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : University of Queensland Press, 2015
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (1 piece, 392 pages,)
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Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780702255731
Language:
English
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BRN:
434466
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