The Rise and Fall of the Murdoch Empire

A revealing and compelling look at the complete story of the changing fortunes of the man who altered the face of the world's media forever

Rupert Murdoch, a ruthless visionary, empire builder, and business genius created a global media network which has made him one of the most powerful and influential figures in the world. So potent was the force of his empire that he was even on first-name basis with presidents and prime ministers. But just recently, rather than controlling the news, Murdoch has instead become the front-page story as the world had been gripped by the unfolding drama of the News International phone-hacking scandal. Within days of achieving his final and most ambitious goal—outright ownership of the billion-a-year profit-making British Sky Broadcast satellite television station—Murdoch was forced to concede as his prize looked set to disintegrate before his eyes. Always a winner in the past, the devastating events that overtook News Corporation with tsunami speed shocked the 80-year-old founder, as the most hurtful arrows were fired from the very institution he had carefully cultivated for so many years. John Lisners tells the fascinating story of Murdoch's amazing rise and fall. His graphic account of the culture, the methods, and the men who worked for Rupert Murdoch is as incisive as it is entertaining. He uncovers how Murdoch beat Robert Maxwell to the News of the World, Rupert Murdoch's role in the sacking of a Prime Minister, the bungled but lethal attempt to kidnap Murdoch’s wife, and how the big News International exposé stories were done.