02947 a2200373 4500 BJBSDDR 20260721124917.0 ta 210426s2025 at 00| 0 eng d 9781761632600 (paperback) 1761632604 (paperback) eng DLC eng P 96 B414m 2025 Beecher, Eric, 1951- 48032 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. "The inside story of journalism's demise"--Cover "With a new preface"--Cover Introduction Moguldom. An encounter with Lachlan Murdoch Gutenberg to Zuckerberg Building the empires Succession Decline and fall Power. Editorial dictators The exercise of power Sycophants and sackings The mogul politicians The madness of great men Malfeasance. The moral compass Give 'em what they want Meddling with history 'We go out an destroy other people's lives' Fox News The ends justify the means 'I didn't know Hitler kept a diary' The future. The new moguls The media is broken Reimagining journalism 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 Ética empresarial 8559 Comunicación Aspectos políticos 5012 Empresas Prácticas corruptas 49711 Desinformación 19128 Manipulación (Psicología) 38579 Medios de comunicación Influencia 28985 Medios de comunicación Aspectos morales y éticos 3082 Medios de comunicación Objetividad 17687 Responsabilidad social de las empresas 30913 lcc BK dpf 126861 126861 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2026-04-21 0 P 96 B414m 2025 00000199044 2026-04-21 11:46:00 1 2026-04-21 BK