The Murdoch Method: Observations on Rupert Murdoch's Management of a Media Empire - Tapa dura

Want to be a newspaper proprietor? A movie mogul? An icon? Irwin Stelzer's inside knowledge shows us how it's done.--Maurice Saatchi

The author's close relationship with Rupert Murdoch gave him his biggest advantage as a biographer--special insights into the man and his motives--but also his biggest problem: the temptation to be too lenient when criticism was objectively justified. Irwin Stelzer has traversed this minefield with a sense of humor, great writing skill, and a sincere effort to achieve scholarly detachment.--David Green, Chief Executive of Civitas

A fascinating recounting of the myriad complex transactions and organizational approach Rupert utilized in building a great entrepreneurial media empire. Relentless energy!--John Malone, Chairman of Liberty Media

Stelzer, who worked closely with Rupert Murdoch for 35 years, delivers unique insights into the media mogul's management techniques.

Great insights into the complex Murdoch man and equally great lessons for risk-taking and management.--Barry Diller, Chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp and Expedia, Inc.

A fascinating peek behind the corporate curtain. An engrossing insider's account--a great read about the greatest media empire of the late-20th and early-21st century.

After having worked closely with the legendary media titan for thirty-five years, Irwin Stelzer is uniquely positioned to evaluate Murdoch’s media empire through periods of rapid expansion and acquisitions, times of financial and regulatory stress, and political battles in Britain and America. Stelzer helped plan important company conclaves and assisted with Murdoch’s speeches, at least one of which was responsible for having News Corp barred by the Chinese regime from doing business in that country.Here are the philosophies on how Rupert approaches and values deals, whether stalking the Wall Street Journal for decades before pouncing, or “over-paying” for everything from Fox Studios to NFL rights; how he copes with regulatory constraints; how he wins some and loses some, must notably MySpace. The Murdoch Method is the sum total of the management techniques that grew out of Rupert’s attitudes and conceptions, taking him from a struggling newspaper in an out-of-the-way town in Australia to running a globe-dominating media enterprise.