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FRONTLINE; Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch

11/07/1995

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Series

FRONTLINE

Program

Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch

Program Number

1404

Series Description

Premiered January 1983 Since January 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television's - PBS - flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature over 23 years is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience. Series release date: 1/1983

Program Description

In the last forty years, Rupert Murdoch has gone from publisher of a marginal newspaper in Adelaide, Australia, to chairman of one of the world's largest and wealthiest media empires. His business acumen combined with gambling spirit has made him an enormously successful player in the communications industry. Ken Auletta probes Murdoch's drive to establish the first global telecommunications network and examines how Murdoch's success has been dogged by controversy over journalistic standards and the use of political influence.

Duration

00:95:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

News

Public Affairs

Citation

Chicago: “FRONTLINE; Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch,” 11/07/1995, GBH Archives, accessed September 13, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5619AEC3DC874DE5A65D2543A999010B.

MLA: “FRONTLINE; Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch.” 11/07/1995. GBH Archives. Web. September 13, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5619AEC3DC874DE5A65D2543A999010B>.

APA: FRONTLINE; Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5619AEC3DC874DE5A65D2543A999010B