Murdoch's politics : how one man's thirst for wealth and power shapes our world / David McKnight ; foreword by Robert W. McChesney.
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- 070.92 23 MCK.M
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"First published in Australia in 2012 as Rupert Murdoch : an investigation of political power by Allen & Unwin"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-251) and index.
Crusading corporation -- The outsider -- At the barricades of the Reagan revolution -- Gatecrashing the British establishment -- Orthodoxy in the blood -- Outfoxing the liberals -- The reign of the Sun king -- The road to Baghdad -- False dawn on climate change.
David McKnight tracks Murdoch's influence, from his support for Reagan and Thatcher, his deal with Tony Blair and attacks on Barack Obama. He examines the secretive corporate culture of News Corporation: its private political seminars for editors, its support for think tanks and its global campaigns on issues like Iraq and climate change.
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