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OverviewIf Rupert Murdoch isn't making headlines, he's busy buying the media outlets that generate the headlines. His News Corp. holdings--from the New York Post, Fox News, and most recently The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few--are vast, and his power is unrivaled. So what makes a man like this tick? Michael Wolff gives us the definitive answer in The Man Who Owns the News. From the Hardcover edition. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Wolff , Michael WolffPublisher: Random House Audio Imprint: Random House Audio Edition: abridged edition Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 15.00cm Weight: 0.159kg ISBN: 9780739381847ISBN 10: 0739381849 Publication Date: 02 December 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Michael Wolff's BURN RATE<br><br> Burn Rate has a terrific feel for the crazy deals, the characters, and the clashing bicoastal cultures of the Internet. --Deborah Stead, New York Times <br><br> Burn Rate is the real deal: a smart, thoughtful, funny, knowing, clear-eyed, candid and altogether exhilarating insider's chronicle of the new media business--that is, the new media 'business.' If there's a more honest and entertaining book on the digital revolution, I haven't seen it. --Kurt Andersen, columnist at The New Yorker <br><br> Wolff has given us the best account of both the lure and the frustration of the Internet. --Peter Martin, Financial Times<br> <br> Burn Rate is a hilarious and frightening account of the life of an Internet startup. <br>--Amy Cortese, BusinessWeek <br><br> Wolff, a nimble writer with a knack for spotting colorful details, moves the story along at movie-of-the-week pace. --Katie Hafner, New York Times Book Review <br><br><br> From the Hardcover edition. Author InformationMichael Wolff, a columnist for Vanity Fair and two-time National Magazine Award winner, is one of the nation's most influential writers about media, culture, and politics. He is a commentator for CNBC and a founder of Newser (www.newser.com), the news aggregator. In 2003, he achieved international recognition for his dispatches from the Persian Gulf as the Iraq War began. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |