Politics of the media: Murdoch era coming to an end?
10 Dec 2007
The ancient media moguls like Northcliffe, Hearst and Beaverbrook seem footnotes to history now, which is probably all they deserve, writes Stephen Foster,
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Last week saw the usual whinge about how ‘town halls are wasting millions of pounds on spin doctors and glossy brochures’.
The ancient media moguls like Northcliffe, Hearst and Beaverbrook seem footnotes to history now, which is probably all they deserve, writes Stephen Foster,
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