Good Times, Bad Times

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Ebook en format PDF. Disponible pour téléchargement immédiat après la commande.

Protection:
Filigrane

Année de parution:
2011

ISBN-13: 9781453257814

<DIV><DIV><B>A renowned journalist&rsquo;s &ldquo;vivid&rdquo; account of his battle with Murdoch after the global media baron bought the <I>Times </I>of London (<I>Chicago Tribune</I>).</B><BR /> &#160;</DIV><DIV>In 1981, Harold Evans was the editor of one of Britain&rsquo;s most prestigious publications, the<I> Sunday Times</I>, which had thrived under his watch. When Australian publishing baron Rupert Murdoch bought the daily<I> Times</I> of London, he persuaded Evans to become its editor with guarantees of editorial independence. But after a year of broken promises and conflict over the paper&rsquo;s direction, Evans departed amid an international media firestorm.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>Evans&rsquo;s story is a gripping, behind-the-scenes look at Murdoch&rsquo;s ascension to global media magnate. It is Murdoch laid bare, an intimate account of a man using the power of his media empire for his own ends. Riveting, provocative, and insightful, <I>Good Times, Bad Times</I> is as relevant today as when it was first written.</DIV><BR /> With details on the scandalous deal between Murdoch and Margaret Thatcher, this updated ebook edition includes an extensive new preface by Evans, the <I>New York Times</I>&ndash;bestselling author of <I>Do I Make Myself Clear?</I>, discussing the Rupert Murdoch phone-hacking scandal.<BR /> &#160;</DIV>