Infamous Media Mogul

By Bonnie Smith

           

            In Rupert Murdoch: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Media Wizard, Neil Chenoweth amasses explains every detail of Murdoch's life, focusing on his early years, his three marriages, and his numerous business transactions. Chenoweth believes that Murdoch is probably the most influential and powerful media figure in the world, and tries to prove this premise throughout the book. 

 

            Rupert Murdoch has built one of the world’s most complex empires with a collection of satellites, newspapers, TV stations, and film studios. In this book Chenoweth explains how Murdoch struggled through debt, and almost losing his company before he became the media mogul he is today.

 

            The book is not an extremely captivating read, but it is interesting. The book talks a lot about different conspiracy theories surrounding Murdoch and his various business transactions. While these conspiracy theories are interesting to read about, some of Chenoweth’s premises and research seem a little over the top. He pretty much describes Murdoch as this horrible, money-hungry villain that screws everyone over for his own gain. One of Chenoweth’s main examples in making Murdoch look villainous is the News Corp.'s super secret News Digital Systems unit, and Michael Clinger’s illegal activities surrounding the issue. Chenoweth just seemed to cut Murdoch down whenever he got the chance.