Dial M for Murdoch : news corporation and the corruption of Britain /
By: Watson, Tom
Title By: Hickman, Martin
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Allen Lane, 2012.Description: xix, 360 p. : [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781846146046Subject(s): Murdoch, Rupert -- 1931- | News Corporation | Mass media -- Influence | Corporations -- Corrupt practices | Mass media -- Political aspects | Political corruption | Mass media -- InfluenceDDC classification: 384.06541 WA DI Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Dial M for Murdoch gives the first connected account of the wrongdoing over the last decade at News International, and the extraordinary lengths to which its parent company, News Corporation, went to 'put the problem in a box' (in James Murdoch's words), how its efforts to maintain and extend its power were aided by its political and police friends, and how it was finally exposed.
Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 384.06541 WA DI (Browse shelf) | Available | T0046417 |
Total holds: 0
Includes index.
Dial M for Murdoch gives the first connected account of the wrongdoing over the last decade at News International, and the extraordinary lengths to which its parent company, News Corporation, went to 'put the problem in a box' (in James Murdoch's words), how its efforts to maintain and extend its power were aided by its political and police friends, and how it was finally exposed.