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Murdoch's World The Last of the Old Media Empires

David Folkenflik

Rupert Murdoch is the most significant media tycoon the English-speaking world has ever known. No one before him has trafficked in media influence across those nations so effectively, nor has anyone else so singularly redefined the culture of news and the rules of journalism. In a stretch spanning s...

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Today, Explained

The book was brought up in two episodes when the NPR media correspondent appeared as a guest and identified himself as the author. It was noted that the title examined Rupert Murdoch and his ownership of major media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal. The hosts referred to it simply as a relevant work by the guest rather than endorsing it.

Episode: Rupert Murdoch presents: Succession

This book was mentioned as the work of Dave Folkenflick, who was a guest on the podcast discussing Rupert Murdoch.

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My name is Dave Folkenflick. I'm the media correspondent for NPR News. I'm also relevant to this conversation, the author of Murdoch's World, The Last of the Old Media Empires.

Episode: Stop the press!

This book was mentioned as being written by David Folkenflick, NPR's longtime media correspondent, and concerned Rupert Murdoch, the owner of The Wall Street Journal.

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David is NPR's longtime media correspondent. And he wrote a book called Murdoch's World about the man who owns The Wall Street Journal.

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