The Captive Press by David Bowman
Penguin, 258 pp, $14.99 pb
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At a recent international conference at Victoria Falls, Mr Rupert Murdoch spoke passionately of the role of a free press. His national masthead, The Australian, reported the essence.
Mr Murdoch said too many journalists made life easy for governments because they lacked the energy and mental attitude to ... find out what is going on for themselves.
The Captive Press by David Bowman
Penguin, 258 pp, $14.99 pb
ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.
From the New Issue
Classics
The Odyssey: A mesmerising guide to Odysseus’s world by Homer, translated from ancient Greek by Daniel Mendelsohn
by Glyn Davis
Letters
A Life in Letters: A new light on Simone Weil by Robert Chevanier and André A. Devaux, translated from French by Nicholas Elliott
by Scott Stephens
Australian History
Clever Men: Mountford’s expedition reappraised by Martin Thomas
by Ben Silverstein
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