{"product_id":"getting-murdoched-how-murdoch-aos-media-wields-power-and-punishment-9781761450761","title":"Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch’s Media Wields Power and Punishment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGetting Murdoched\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores the power the Murdoch empire exercises over those who disagree.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor decades, Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire has shaped political landscapes, influenced elections, and fuelled public opinion. But behind the headlines lies a darker story — of targeted campaigns, smear tactics, and relentless attacks on those who don’t fit the Murdoch mould. From LGBTQI communities and women’s rights advocates to progressive politicians, human rights defenders, and even conservatives deemed ‘not right enough’, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGetting Murdoched: How Murdoch’s Media Wields Power and Punishment \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eexposes how dissent is silenced and reputations destroyed. Drawing on insider accounts, investigative research, and case studies spanning Australia, the UK, and the US, this book reveals how News Corp turns disagreement into a declaration of war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful, unsettling, and meticulously documented, \u003ci\u003eGetting Murdoched\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis both a warning and a call to defend truth in an age of weaponised media. Including interviews and international examples, \u003ci\u003eGetting Murdoched also \u003c\/i\u003eanalyses the damaging effect that this has on democracy in the US, the UK and Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781761450761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 30 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Hardie Grant Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: South Yarra, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)x2.9(W)532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 532\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Dodd\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. He was the founding presenter of the long-running Media Report on Radio National, a reporter with ABC TV’s 7.30 Report and a media and business reporter with \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written widely on media issues for \u003ci\u003eCrikey\u003c\/i\u003e and was a presenter for Radio Netherlands. He is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eUpheaval: Disrupted Lives in Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e, with Matthew Ricketson. Andrew has a PhD in history from the University of Melbourne.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Ricketson \u003c\/b\u003eis an academic and journalist. He is Professor of Communication at Deakin University in Australia and before that was inaugural Professor of Journalism at the University of Canberra. He has worked on staff at \u003ci\u003eThe Age, The Australian, The Sunday Herald \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Time Australia \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. He has won several awards, including the George Munster national prize for freelance journalism. He is the author or editor of seven books, most recently \u003ci\u003eWho Needs the ABC? Why taking it for granted is no longer an option\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored with Patrick Mullins. He has been a chief investigator on four Australian Research Council grants about journalism and the media. In 2011 he was appointed by the federal government to assist Ray Finkelstein QC in an Independent Inquiry into the Media and Media Regulation, which reported in 2012.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Andrew Dodd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48926809424089,"sku":"9781761450761","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781761450761.jpg?v=1783736330","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/getting-murdoched-how-murdoch-aos-media-wields-power-and-punishment-9781761450761","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}