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Young Rupert: The Making of the Murdoch Empire (2023), by Walter Marsh, has been praised for the high quality of its research. It focuses on Murdoch as a child and young man, in particular his early career at The News in Adelaide and his relationship with the editor-in-chief Rohan Rivett.
May 29, 2023 · Young Rupert took up his inheritance in Adelaide in 1953 with minimal journalistic experience. He quickly revealed himself to be a ruthless rule-breaker and hands on, expansionary...
Jul 23, 2011 · By Madeleine Morris & Stephanie Hegarty. BBC News. Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is at the centre of the phone hacking scandal engulfing British politics. But how did the press baron go...
Aug 16, 2023 · Nearly every biographical commentary on Rupert Murdoch notes how he began with a modest inheritance in Adelaide, principally an afternoon newspaper, and built it into a global multimedia empire.
Sep 22, 2023 · When Rupert Murdoch started his career, he was young, hungry and desperate to claw back his family's stake in Australia's news business. Known as "the boy publisher" - the 22-year-old had...
Sep 22, 2023 · When Rupert Murdoch started his career, he was young, hungry and desperate to claw back his family's stake in Australia's news business. Known as "the boy publisher" - the 22-year-old...
Walter Marsh's book traces the rise of Rupert Murdoch from a radical Oxford student to a media mogul in Australia. It explores his succession, sedition, and power in the context of postwar Adelaide and the Australian media landscape.
