Young Rupert, 9781761380044
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Succession, sedition, and scandal: The making of the Murdoch empire.

Young Rupert

the making of the Murdoch empire

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    31 July 2023

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Summary

For half a century, the Murdoch media empire and its polarising patriarch have swept across the globe, shaking up markets and democracies in their wake. But how did it all start?

In September 1953, 22-year-old Rupert Murdoch landed in Adelaide, South Australia. Fresh from Oxford with a radical reputation, the young and brash son of Sir Keith Murdoch had arrived to fulfill his father’s dying wish- for Rupert to live a ‘useful altruistic and full life’ in the media.

For decades,…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781761380044
ISBN-10:1761380044
Author:Walter Marsh
Publisher:Scribe Publications
Imprint:Scribe Publications
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:31 July 2023
Weight:464g
Dimensions:234mm x 154mm x 26mm
About The Author

Walter Marsh

Walter Marsh is a journalist and editor based in Tarntanya/Adelaide, and the author of Young Rupert- the making of the Murdoch empire (Scribe 2023). A former staff writer and editor at The Adelaide Review and Rip It Up, his writing has also appeared in The Guardian, The Monthly, The Saturday Paper, Crikey, The Age, and InDaily.

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