{"product_id":"the-men-who-killed-the-news-the-inside-story-of-how-media-moguls-abused-their-power-manipulated-the-truth-and-distorted-democracy-paperback","title":"The Men Who Killed the News: The Inside Story of How Media Moguls Abused Their Power, Manipulated the Truth and Distorted Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Beecher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadings Best Books of 2024, Non-Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the 2025 Sperber Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNever before has the media played such an active part in our politics, with Elon Musk using X to affect world elections and direct US government policy. But as Crikey owner and ex-News Corp executive Eric Beecher shows, media moguls have a long history of abusing their power ... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eric Beecher knows the news business from bottom to top. He has been a journalist, editor and media proprietor (of Text Media and \u003ci\u003eCrikey\u003c\/i\u003e), with the rare distinction of having both worked for and been sued (unsuccessfully) by the Murdochs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966186127661,"sku":"9781761632600","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-men-who-killed-the-news-the-inside-story-of-how-media-moguls-abused-their-power-manipulated-the-truth-and-distorted-democracy-paperback-9672347.webp?v=1775539698","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-men-who-killed-the-news-the-inside-story-of-how-media-moguls-abused-their-power-manipulated-the-truth-and-distorted-democracy-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}