Good to see your salute to Nick Davies. If journalism had an aristocracy he would be a prince, up there with Paul Foot, Harold Evans, James Cameron. Still often dip into my worn copy of his brilliant Hack Attack. Only misgiving is the notion that the truth ‘caught up’ with Murdoch. It may have done, but he’s sailed on serenely, his lickspittles still toiling without cease to make the world a worse place.
Interesting: the assessment of Murdoch in private dovetails directly with what Ali Campbell felt when he met him and what he was told by peers. As for succession? Hmmm...I hear this several ways but Game of Thrones sounds more plausible among the children to me given what I’ve seen, which, admittedly, is minimal. My experience of family successors suggests that they’re a shadow of their parents’ capabilities but heh - who knows until it really happens. And for that, Murdoch needs to push up daisies.
Good to see your salute to Nick Davies. If journalism had an aristocracy he would be a prince, up there with Paul Foot, Harold Evans, James Cameron. Still often dip into my worn copy of his brilliant Hack Attack. Only misgiving is the notion that the truth ‘caught up’ with Murdoch. It may have done, but he’s sailed on serenely, his lickspittles still toiling without cease to make the world a worse place.
Interesting: the assessment of Murdoch in private dovetails directly with what Ali Campbell felt when he met him and what he was told by peers. As for succession? Hmmm...I hear this several ways but Game of Thrones sounds more plausible among the children to me given what I’ve seen, which, admittedly, is minimal. My experience of family successors suggests that they’re a shadow of their parents’ capabilities but heh - who knows until it really happens. And for that, Murdoch needs to push up daisies.
Hi Mic, Thanks for this. Some great reads in there. Just one small thing, the Rickie Lambert one is from The Athletic, not The Atlantic.
Thanks! Was trying to do two things at once there. Will fix.
Thanks for the suggestions. The description of Murdoch is just perfect. 😽👌