{"product_id":"9780702253782","title":"Before Rupert","description":"Author: Roberts, Tom D. C.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780702253782\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Queensland Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Oct 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith controversial revelations, this book shows how, by Rupert's birth, a pattern for the cut-throat exercise of power through an expanding media chain had been set - a course still followed to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe unauthorised biography of Australia's first media magnate\u003cbr\u003e Following the\u003ci\u003eNews of the World\u003c\/i\u003ephone-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.\u003cbr\u003e But is there another side to the story of Keith's success and the origins of News Corporation?\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBefore Rupert\u003c\/i\u003eis an unflinching prequel to the saga of the Murdoch family's rise to power. Historian Tom Roberts draws on an unparalleled range of interviews, correspondence and archival sources to trace the genesis of the family's involvement with the news and entertainment industry and their resulting influence. This book explores how Keith Murdoch ruthlessly exploited his networks to gain ultimate control over Australia's media and political landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e With controversial revelations, this book shows how, by Rupert's birth, a pattern for the cut-throat exercise of power through an expanding media chain had been set - a course still followed to this day.\u003cbr\u003e '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.'\u003cb\u003eStuart MacIntyre, author of\u003ci\u003eThe History Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A readable and entertaining biography . . . impeccably researched.'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150354886814,"sku":"UBD-9780702253782","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780702253782.jpg?v=1786964542","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780702253782","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}