In this controversial book, David McKnight traces Rupert Murdoch's use of his media empire to further his political agenda over decades. This is also the story behind the phone hacking scandal that rocked the world and shook the Murdoch empire.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is the most powerful media organisation in the world. In Rupert Murdoch: An Investigation Of Political Power, David, a media academic and former journalist, tracks Murdoch's political influence, from his support for Reagan and Thatcher, to his attacks on Barack Obama and the Rudd and Gillard governments. He also examines the corporate culture of News Corporation.
This book is the result of two years of extensive research.

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"A study of dangerous media abuse of power and of abject government weakness in regard to it. This is a disturbing book." – From the foreword by Robert Manne