- Description
- xix, 554 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In 1941, the paper emperors of the Australian newspaper industry helped bring down Robert Menzies. Over the next 30 years, they grew into media monsters. This book reveals the transformation from the golden age of newspapers during World War II, through Menzies' return and the rise of television, to Gough Whitlam's 'It's Time' victory in 1972. During this crucial period, twelve independent newspaper companies turned into a handful of multimedia giants. They controlled newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations. Their size and reach was unique in the western world. Playing politics was vital to this transformation. The newspaper industry was animated by friendships and rivalries, favours and deals, and backed by money and influence, including from mining companies, banks and the Catholic Church. Even internationally, Australia's newspaper owners and executives were considered a shrewd and ruthless bunch. The hard men of the industry included Rupert Murdoch, Frank Packer, Warwick Fairfax's top executive Rupert Henderson, and Jack Williams, the unsung empire builder of the Herald and Weekly Times. In Media Monsters, Sally Young, the award-winning author of Paper Emperors, uncovers the key players, their political connections and campaigns, and their corporate failures and triumphs. She explores how the companies they ran influenced the Australia we know today."--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-523) and index.
- Contents
- The 1940s -- The 1950s -- The 1960s -- The early 1970s.
- ISBN
- 9781742235707
- 1742235700
- 9781742238753 (canceled/invalid)
- 1742238750 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781742239699 (canceled/invalid)
- 1742239692 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022360531
- OCLC
- YBP 2022360531
- Author
Young, Sally Ann, author.
- Title
Media monsters : the transformation of Australia's newspaper empires / Sally Young.
- Publisher
Sydney, NSW, Australia : UNSW Press, 2023.
- Copyright Date
©2023
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
unmediated
- Type of Carrier
volume
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-523) and index.
- Chronological Term
1900-1999
- Indexed Term
Australian