Murdoch

by William Shawcross

In this revised edition of his classic 1993 biography, William Shawcross updates the story of Murdoch's battles to extend his electronic footprint around the globe.

A biography of international media baron Rupert Murdoch traces his rise from Australia, to London, to New York and Hollywood, emphasizing his business instincts, view to the future, and significance in and to international business

Genres: Biography, Business, History

496 pages, Paperback

Published July 2, 1997

About the author

William Shawcross is a widely renowned writer and broadcaster.

Reviews

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Murdoch started out as a left-wing person with a lot of dreams. However, his success slowly leads him to turn more to the acquisition of power. He's a successful man, but not necessarily a good person. All the same, I think his story is very useful to learn, and foreshadows a lot of recent changes in the media landscape even though he started decades earlier.

[Frank Palardy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good review of his background.

[Anthony Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well written and diligently researched biography of a man who is probably the most powerful figure in world media. Murdoch comes across as an admirably forthright man who has made a lot of brave calls and decisions in his business career.

He is also shown to be a ruthless businessman with an ideology which to put it mildly, is polarising. Murdoch doesn't appear to be a very nice person but to his credit, he doesn't try and portray himself as such (unlike some of his peers and contemporaries)

[Mark Schomburg · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a play by play detailed description of Murdoch's rise from Australian papers through Fleet Street in the UK and beyond, including many tactical business operations.