Dial M For Murdoch

Author : Tom Watson
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 1846146038
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dial M for Murdoch written by Tom Watson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book uncovers the inner workings of one of the most powerful companies in the world- how it came to exert a poisonous, secretive influence on public life in Britain, how it used its huge power to bully, intimidate and cover up, and how its exposure has changed the way we look at our politicians, our police service and our press.' Rupert Murdoch's newspapers had been hacking phones, blagging information and casually destroying people's lives for years, but it was only after a trivial report about Prince William's knee in 2005 that detectives stumbled on a criminal conspiracy. A five-year cover-up concealed and muddied the truth. Dial M for Murdoch gives the first connected account of the extraordinary lengths to which the Murdochs' 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. This book is full of details which have never been disclosed before, including the smears and threats against politicians, journalists and lawyers. It reveals the existence of brave insiders who pointed those pursuing the investigation towards pieces of secret information that cracked open the case. By contrast, many of the main players in the book are unsavoury, but by the end of it you have a clear idea of what they did. Seeing the story whole, as it is presented here for the first time, allows the character of the organization it portrays to emerge unmistakeably. You will hardly believe it.

Author : Tom Watson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110160137X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dial M for Murdoch written by Tom Watson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dial M for Murdoch uncovers the inner workings of one of the most powerful companies in the world: how it came to exert a poisonous, secretive influence on public life in Britain, how it used its huge power to bully, intimidate and cover up, and how its exposure has changed the way we look at our politicians, our police service and our press. Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers had been hacking phones and casually destroying people’s lives for years, but it was only after a trivial report about Prince William’s knee in 2005 that detectives stumbled on a criminal conspiracy. A five-year cover-up then concealed and muddied the truth. Dial M for Murdoch gives the first connected account of the extraordinary lengths to which the Murdochs’ 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. The book details the smears and threats against politicians, journalists and lawyers. It reveals the existence of brave insiders who pointed those pursuing the investigation towards pieces of secret information that cracked open the case. By contrast, many of the main players in the book are unsavory, but by the end of it you have a clear idea of what they did. Seeing the story whole, as it is presented here for the first time, allows the character of the organisation which it portrays to emerge unmistakably. You will hardly believe it.

Author : Nick Davies
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0865478821
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hack Attack written by Nick Davies and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive book on how the News of the World phone-hacking scandal reached the highest echelons of power in the government, security, and media in the UK, from the journalist who broke the story. At first, it seemed like a small story. The royal editor of the News of the World was caught listening to the voicemail messages of staff at Buckingham Palace. He and a private investigator were jailed, and the case was closed. But Nick Davies, special correspondent for The Guardian, knew that it didn't add up. He began to investigate, and ended up exposing a world of crime and cover-up, of fear and favor—the long shadow of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Hack Attack is the mesmerizing story of how Davies and a small group of lawyers and politicians took on one of the most powerful men in the world—and beat him. It exposes the inner workings of the ruthless machine that was the News of the World, and of the private investigators who hacked phones, listened to live calls, sent Trojan horse emails, bribed the police, and committed burglaries to dig up tabloid scoops. Above all, it is a study of the private lives of the power elite. It paints an intimate portrait of the social network that gave Murdoch privileged access to government, and allowed him and his lieutenants to intimidate anyone who stood up to them. Spanning the course of the investigation from Davies's contact with his first source in early 2008 to the resolution of the criminal trial in June 2014, this is the definitive record of one of the major scandals of our time, written by the journalist who was there every step of the way.

Author : Frederick Knott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dial 'M' for murder written by Frederick Knott and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert J. Ray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781603818872
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bloody Murdock written by Robert J. Ray and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a bodyguard isn't his favorite gig, especially when the client is a high-handed number-cruncher like Ellis Dean. But Murdock is short on funds, and the case is a puzzler.

Author : Alexandra Kitty
Publisher : Red Wheel Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1609258703
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Outfoxed written by Alexandra Kitty and published by Red Wheel Weiser. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The director of 2004’s smash hit documentary Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism teams with journalist Alexandra Kitty in an even more detailed and updated examination of how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News, have been running a “race to the bottom” in television news. They examine media consolidation by focusing on the Fox News Channel: How did Fox gain prominence? How did the Fox News Channel gain audiences and influence public debate? How does Fox report reality? Is the network merely interpreting events or is it pushing propaganda? Who are the main players and how do they treat their friends and enemies? Why should readers care about how Fox takes liberties with its facts? Each chapter blends interviews from Greenwald’s documentary, transcripts from Fox programs, and other research pertaining to Fox News not only to illustrate the Fox “mentality,” but also to show the factual, ethical and structural problems with the news channel. Interviews and transcripts are analyzed to give readers a strong sense of what Fox is actually telling its audiences.

Author : Emily Murdoch
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1780621515
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book If You Find Me written by Emily Murdoch and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens in the woods, stays in the woods. . . Carey is keeping a terrible secret. If she tells, it could destroy her future. If she doesn't, will she ever be free? For almost as long as she can remember, Carey has lived in a camper van in the heart of the woods with her drug-addicted mother and six-year-old sister, Jenessa. Her mother routinely disappears for weeks at a time, leaving the girls to cope alone. Survival is Carey's only priority - until strangers arrive and everything changes . . . Jenny Downham, author of BEFORE I DIE, says that IF YOU FIND ME is "a beautiful book about survival, identity, family, love and so much more."

Author : Irene Kai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780974489001
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Golden Mountain written by Irene Kai and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reliable phrasebook Essential words and phrases organized by topic: " Meeting people " Accommodations " Transportation " Food and drink " Shopping " Health " Sightseeing ... and more PLUS: " Easy-to-use pronunciation system " Easy-to-understand mini grammar " Alphabetically arranged dictionary

Author : Shannon Murdoch
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300184859
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Light Shine written by Shannon Murdoch and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Announcing the 2011 winner in the Yale Drama Series

Author : Nancy Werlin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110157626X
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rules of Survival written by Nancy Werlin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This National Book Award Finalist is a thought-provoking exploration of emotional abuse, self-reliance and the nature of evil. A heart-wrenching portrait of family crisis, this is perfect for fans of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak and Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why. For Matt and his sisters, life with their cruel, physically abusive mother is a day-to-day struggle for survival. But then Matt witnesses a man named Murdoch coming to a child’s rescue in a convenience store; and for the first time, he feels a glimmer of hope. Then, amazingly, Murdoch begins dating Matt’s mother. Life is suddenly almost good. But the relief lasts only a short time. When Murdoch inevitable breaks up with their mother, Matt knows that he’ll need to take some action. Can he call upon Murdoch to be his hero? Or will Matt have to take measures into his own hands? A gripping, powerful novel that will stay with you long after you’ve read it. Nancy Werlin, the New York Times Bestselling author of Impossible, shows why she is a master of her genre. “[A] dark but hopeful tale, with pacing and suspense guaranteed to leave readers breathlessly turning the pages.”—Booklist (starred review) “Beautifully framed as a letter from Matthew to his younger sister, the suspense is paced to keep Matthew’s survival and personal revelations chock-full of dramatic tension. Bring tissues.”—Kirkus (starred review) “Grace and insight.”—School Library Journal (starred review) National Book Award Finalist LA Times Book Prize Finalist ALA Best Books of the Year ALA Quick Pick