Man Bites Murdoch by Bruce Guthrie
Man Bites Murdoch is Bruce Guthrie's explosive account of almost 40 years in the news business, his brutal dismissal from Australia's biggest selling paper, the celebrated court case that exposed the inner workings of the world's biggest media company, and the treachery of its most senior executives.
Guthrie survived tuberculosis, Melbourne's gritty northern suburbs and a boss who twice tried to sack him in his first six months in newspapers, to become a foreign correspondent and then one of Australia's feistiest and most controversial editors. His CV boasts editorships of The Age, The Sunday Age, Herald Sun, Who Weekly, The Weekend Australian Magazine, even a stint at America's celeb-news bible, People. Then, just as he claimed one of the industry's most glittering prizes, he fell foul of Rupert Murdoch and his henchmen, who promptly dispensed with his services. What would any self-respecting Broadmeadows boy do in such circumstances? Sue them, of course.
Format: Paperback | 320 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.4 x 2.6 | 622g
Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Publication City/Country: Melbourne, Australia
Language: English
Illustrations note: illustrations
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0522858481
ISBN13: 9780522858488
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks, and some minor creasing (not very noticeable), but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. A tiny handful of pages have very, very minor discolouring along the edges. No missing pages.