Beecher, Eric,  1951- <br/><br/>
The Men Who Killed the News :   the inside story of how media moguls abused their power, manipulated the truth and distorted democracy / 
Eric Beecher. 
 - Updated edition 
 - Sydney, NSW :  Scribner Australia,   2025. 
 - xxxii, 383 pages ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> "The inside story of journalism's demise"--Cover<br/>"With a new preface"--Cover 
<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>Moguldom. An encounter with Lachlan Murdoch<br/>Gutenberg to Zuckerberg<br/>Building the empires<br/>Succession<br/>Decline and fall<br/>Power. Editorial dictators<br/>The exercise of power<br/>Sycophants and sackings<br/>The mogul politicians<br/>The madness of great men<br/>Malfeasance. The moral compass<br/>Give 'em what they want<br/>Meddling with history<br/>'We go out an destroy other people's lives'<br/>Fox News<br/>The ends justify the means<br/>'I didn't know Hitler kept a diary'<br/>The future. The new moguls<br/>The media is broken<br/>Reimagining journalism 
<br/><br/> What's gone wrong with our media? The answer: its owners. From William Randolph Hearst to Elon Musk, from the British press barons to colonial upstarts Conrad Black and Rupert Murdoch, media proprietors have manipulated the news to accumulate wealth and influence as they meddled with democracy. Eric Beecher knows the news business from bottom to top. He has been a journalist, editor and media proprietor (of Text Media and Crikey), with the rare distinction of having both worked for and been sued (unsuccessfully) by the Murdochs. This book reveals the distorted role of the media moguls of the past two centuries: their techniques, strategies, behind-closed-doors machinations, and indulgent lifestyles. It explains how they have exploited the shield of the freedom of the press to undermine journalism - and truth. In an era of fake news, AI and misinformation, this is democracy's chillingly important story: how a small coterie of flawed and narcissistic moguls created a shadow of power that has contributed to making the media an agent of mistrust 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781761632600 (paperback) 1761632604 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ética empresarial <br/>Comunicación--Aspectos políticos <br/>Empresas --Prácticas corruptas<br/>Desinformación <br/>Manipulación (Psicología)<br/>Medios de comunicación --Influencia <br/>Medios de comunicación--Aspectos morales y éticos <br/>Medios de comunicación --Objetividad<br/>Responsabilidad social de las empresas 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P 96  / B414m 2025