{"product_id":"media-monsters-the-transformation-of-australia-s-newspaper-empires-9781742235707","title":"Media Monsters: The Transformation of Australia’s","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1941, the paper emperors of the Australian newspaper industry helped bring down Robert Menzies. Over the next 30 years, they grew into media monsters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlaying 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven 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 \u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWeekly Times.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMedia Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, Sally Young, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePaper Emperors\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.","brand":"UNSW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138351628631,"sku":"9781742235707","price":27.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781742235707.jpg?v=1751919044","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/media-monsters-the-transformation-of-australia-s-newspaper-empires-9781742235707","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}