The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch

作者 Michael Wolff著
出版社 Bodley Head
出版时间 2008年12月
ISBN 9781847920249
定价 169.20

内容简介

InacareerspanningfourdecadesRupertMurdochhasbuiltNewsInternationalintoa$70billioncorporation.ThroughaseriesofbreathtakinggamblesheexpandedfromhisbaseintheAustraliannewspaperbusinesstoachieveapreeminentpositionintheUK'smedia,andtocontrolahugesliceofHollywood.Increasinglyhiscompanyhasbuiltapresenceinonlineanddigitalmedia,mostrecentlythroughitsacquisitionofMySpace,andheissteadilyexpandingintoSoutheastAsia.ButMurdochismorethanapredatoryandmercilessdeal-maker.Hiscompanydoesnotonlygeneratedizzyingprofitsandgrowthrates.Hiscompanygeneratestheinformationthatformsourunderstandingoftheworld.Hepresidesoverwhatweread,whatwewatch,whatwecometobelieveaboutourselves,toanextentthatiswithoutseriousparallelanywhereonearth.InthewordsofMichaelWolff,Murdoch'heldmorepowerovermoretimethananyothercontemporaryfigure'.WorkingwithunrivalledaccesstoMurdochhimself,hisfamily,andhisinnercircleofadvisors,WolffshowshowMurdochcametowieldthispowerandtheuseshehasmadeofit.Murdochhasbecomealmostinvisiblebehindthestrongemotionsheprovokes.NowWolff'saccountrevealsthequalitiesthattookMurdochtothetopoftheworldandhavekepthimthere.Indoingsohetellsabusinessstorythatisalsothestoryofaman'slife,andthestoryofourtimes.

作者简介

MichaelWolffisacontributingeditorandcolumnistforVanityFair,andaNationalMagazineAwardwinnerandtwo-timenominee.HisweeklycolumninNewYorkMagazine,'ThisMediaLife',wasoneofthemostinfluentialcommentariesaboutthemediaindustry.Heistheauthorofthebest-sellingBurnRate,andofthebooksWhiteKids,WhereWeStand-whichbecameamultipartPBSseries-andmostrecently,AutumnoftheMoguls.Heisafrequentguestcommentatoronarangeofnationalnewsshows,andhisjournalismappearsregularlyintheGuardian.

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