The Men Who Killed the News
The inside story of how media moguls abused their power, manipulated the truth and distorted democracy
$23.76
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
2 July 2025
Summary
Readings Best Books of 2024, Non-Fiction Nominated for the 2025 Sperber Prize
Never before has the media played such an active part in our politics, with Elon Musk using X to affect world elections and direct US government policy. But as Crikey owner and ex-News Corp executive Eric Beecher shows, media moguls have a long history of abusing their power …
What’s gone wrong with our media? The answer: its owners. From William Randolph Hearst to E…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761632600 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761632604 |
| Author: | Eric Beecher |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Australia |
| Imprint: | Scribner Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 2 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Eric Beecher
Eric Beecher has had a long career in journalism, media, and publishing. He started his career as a reporter on The Age in Melbourne, spent periods at The Sunday Times and The Observer in London, and at The Washington Post. He was appointed as the youngest-ever editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and later as editor-in-chief of the Melbourne Herald. He then became an independent media owner, launching several media and publishing start-up companies, initially in print and then in digital news publishing. He is currently chair and the largest shareholder in Private Media, owner of several Australian news websites, including Crikey.
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