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Author:
Michael Wolff
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978-0767929523
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0767929527
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Broadway Books; Reprint edition (May 4, 2010)
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If Rupert Murdoch isn’t making headlines.

If Rupert Murdoch isn’t making headlines.

Rupert Murdoch, a man without discernible hubris-or at least conventional grandiosity-had nevertheless begun to believe that his takeover of Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal, something he’d dreamt about for most of hi. .

Rupert Murdoch, a man without discernible hubris-or at least conventional grandiosity-had nevertheless begun to believe that his takeover of Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal, something he’d dreamt about for most of his career, might actually indicate that he and his company, News Corporation, had a certain destiny, a higher purpose of which the world should be made aware

Michael Wolff promises to take you into the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch , a world that .

Michael Wolff promises to take you into the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch , a world that turns out to be far less interesting than you might expect given that Rupert is among the world’s ten or so most influential people. Certainly Rupert is part of the problem – he doesn’t say much, he works constantly and secretly running the world leaves little time for hobbies. However, most of the blame is Wolff’s. Rupert Murdoch, a man of stolid temperament, robust resolve, and paucity of sentiment, stirs the fears of his contenders in the media world, as Wolff harshly discloses in this business thriller with candid volubility.

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Rupert Murdoch is one of the greatest deal-makers alive.

Drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews he offers us a portrait of a Machiavellian titan; overbearing, but loving, father; love-struck husband; and a cynical and brilliant newsman. The resulting book is unrivalled in its intimacy and candour and tells a tale of business that is both the story of a man’s life, and the story of our times. Rupert Murdoch is one of the greatest deal-makers alive. His companies possess extraordinary political and cultural power.

Rupert Murdoch emerges from this snootily barbed biography as a.But, 40 years after the man from Melbourne arrived on the News of the World's doorstep, it's also high time to take a second, more rounded look

Rupert Murdoch emerges from this snootily barbed biography as a surprisingly appealing figure, says Peter Preston. For strip down the hyperbole of 'secret world', and what have you got? An extraordinary deal-maker and risk-taker, still staking the pot but curiously solitary - and sympathetic - as he does so: a shambling, discombobulated senior citizen. But, 40 years after the man from Melbourne arrived on the News of the World's doorstep, it's also high time to take a second, more rounded look. He is rolling in money, but seems not to care about it much.

In 1991, Wolff launched Michael Wolff & Company, In. specializing in book-packaging. Its first project, Where We Stand, was a book with a companion PBS series. The company's next major project was creating one of the first guides to the Internet, albeit in book form  .

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As proprietor of The New York Post, Murdoch is - in Michael Wolff’s new book - the man who owns the news. Murdoch has made some as well, upending the television business by creating Fox News and more recently stalking The Wall Street Journal - a newspaper that was not for sale - with the relentlessness of Ahab, but with the wrinkle of ultimate triumph. That hunt and capture serves as the backdrop for Wolff’s portrait of Murdoch.

From the author of Fire and Fury, this irresistible account offers an exclusive glimpse into a man who wields extraordinary power and influence in the media on a worldwide scale—and whose family is being groomed to carry his legacy into the future. If Rupert Murdoch isn’t making headlines, he’s busy buying the media outlets that generate them. His News Corp. holdings—from the New York Post, Fox News, and The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few—are vast, and his power is unrivaled. So what makes a man like this tick? Michael Wolff gives us the definitive answer in The Man Who Owns the News. With unprecedented access to Rupert Murdoch himself, and his associates and family, Wolff chronicles the astonishing growth of Murdoch's $70 billion media kingdom. In intimate detail, he probes the Murdoch family dynasty, from the battles that have threatened to destroy it to the reconciliations that seem to only make it stronger. Drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews, he offers accounts of the Dow Jones takeover as well as plays for Yahoo! and Newsday as they’ve never been revealed before.
  • The cast of characters in this book is amazing. I never realized how broad Mr. Murdoch's connections were/are. The degree of power he had is scary. No human being should have this much control over the media where so many people can be influenced by one person's views. Wife #3, Wendi is an interesting personality, as is wife #2 Anna and all of the children = adult and otherwise. Very interesting report on an larger than life person.

  • Long and deep ... but gives a great view into how media is manipulated, by who, and to what possible consequences.

  • We learn that Rupert Murdoch is not as much of a right wing ideologue as everyone gives him credit for. He has bought, created and run right wing media properties (FOX News), left wing media properties (The Village Voice) and tabloids (News of the World). Rupert is all about business and he will do anything that is "good business". He also won't hesitate to use his media properties to advocate positions that are positive for his businesses. That said, every once in a while Ol' Rupe will buy something simply to satisfy his own quirky personality (The Wall Street Journal). He has the consummate media marauder longing for recognition of his success and his own brand of genius. The open secret is that "the establishment" will never really invite him to their parties and that if they did, Rupert really doesn't want to go.

  • Still relevant after over a decade. If you liked “Fire and Fury”, you will love this one. Research for Wolff’s more recent hit book was cut off prematurely, but “The Man Who Owns the News” is a complete story and a complete personal history of an incredibly influential man.

  • Very helpful to understand the immense power this man has by owning the news and therefore can use propaganda to a population which is generally ill educated and lacks critical thinking. It is clear already the Wall Street journal which was excellent has changed but not for the best since he bought it.

  • Interesting read about the "secrets" of Rupert Murdoch, his empire, and the politics behind the scenes of this family and the industry. Well worth the time to read and become knowledgeable about how the publishing industry shapes and controls how we view the world.

  • Reading this book is a lot like reading a tabloid -- a guilty pleasure. The book is more gossip than history, and there are times when I tended to doubt the author's conclusions. But no matter. This biography reads like a thriller. Love him or hate him, Murdoch has had a real impact on media. The book provides a good perspective on the current state of media circa 2009.

  • A long magazine piece turned into a bit of a rambling, disjointed book. Several bits of gossip ("Rupert dyes his own hair in the sink"; "Rupert loves gossip" ) are repeated over and over. There are some entertaining yarns, but the actual story of Rupert's career and his purchase of Dow Jones (publishers of the Wall Street Journal) are not told in a very interesting way.

    The author also seems to have a low opinion of his subject, who seems to have a low opinion of practically everyone else in the world. So, according to the author, the ranking of people in the world seems to be:

    1. Author.
    2. Rupert Murdoch.
    3. People who work for Rupert Murdoch.
    4. Rupert Murdoch's children.
    5. Everyone else in the world, except for the stupid people who sell businesses to Rupert Murdoch.
    6. People who sell businesses to Rupert Murdoch.