Man Bites Murdoch
Four Decades in Print, Six Days in Court
$67.70
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2011
Summary
An unflinching account of the power plays and relationships that helped shaped modern media in Australia, and an inspiring story of one man’s victory over a formidable foe.Man Bites Murdoch is Bruce Guthrie’s explosive account of almost 40 years in the news business, his brutal dismissal from Australia’s biggest selling paper, the celebrated court case that exposed the inner workings of the world’s biggest media company and the treachery of its most senior executives.Guthrie survived tube…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522858488 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522858481 |
| Author: | Bruce Guthrie |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 533g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 156mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
Journalists, media junkies, some of the players and politicians will no doubt sink their teeth into Man Bites Murdoch…an insider’s read, sprinkled with tales of bastardry and double-dealing.” —Malcolm Schmidtke, The Spectator Australia“Guthrie’s two-finger salute to News joins Paul Barry’s The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer, as a must-read title on the bizarre, fascinating and 60s throwback worlds that are the boardrooms of Australian media.” —David Knight, Adelaide Review“Man Bites Murdoch contains a treasure trove of titbits that will have media watchers feverishly scanning the index when it hits bookshops.” —Andrew Crook, Crikey
About The Author
Bruce Guthrie
Bruce Guthrie began his media career as a copyboy at The Herald in Melbourne in 1971. After completing a cadetship, he worked in a variety of reporting roles for the paper until 1985, when he was appointed the Herald and Weekly Times’ Los Angeles correspondent.
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