| Description |
xix, 340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. The wrong headlines -- 2. Wapping's news factory -- 3. The dark arts -- 4. First heads roll -- 5. Rogue defence -- 6. The Manchester lawyers -- 7. One determined reporter -- 8. Intimidating parliament -- 9. A murder -- 10. Our manin Downing street -- 11. Losing a battle -- 12. Out of control -- 13. U-turn at Wapping -- 14. Summer's lease -- 15. A missing girl -- 16. Sky plus -- 17. 'We are sorry' -- 18. Democracy day -- 19. Assault on the establishment -- 20. The ghosts of Wapping --21. The press on trial -- 22. Darker and darker |
| Summary |
Dial M for Murdoch gives the first connected account of the wrongdoing over the last decade at News International, and the extraordinary lengths to which its parent company, News Corporation, went to 'put the problem in a box' (in James Murdoch's words), how its efforts to maintain and extend its power were aided by its political and police friends, and how it was finally exposed |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Murdoch, Rupert, 1931-
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News Corporation.
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Mass media -- Influence.
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| Author |
Hickman, Martin.
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| ISBN |
9781846146046 (paperback) |
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