The House of Packer : The Making of a Media Empire

Griffen-Foley, Bridget

ISBN 10: 1864488824 / ISBN 13: 9781864488821

Published by Allen & Unwin, 2000

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Synopsis:

Australia's richest man, Kerry Packer, came to the helm of Australian Consolidated Press a quarter of a century ago; in recent years his son, James, has begun taking over the reins of the dynasty. But despite the legendary reputation of Kerry Packer and his father Sir Frank, and the popular fascination with young James, the story of how Australian Consolidated Press came to be the behemoth it is today has never been told. This is the first book ever written about the creation of one of Australia's foremost media empires. ACP was the result of an unlikely partnership between Frank Packer, the son of a brilliant but controversial newspaper executive, and E. G. Theodore, a former Labor Premier and Federal Treasurer. The House of Packer tells how their piratical activities provided the capital for the launch of the spectacularly successful Women's Weekly in 1933 and then the acquisition of the Daily Telegraph, the Nine Television network, the Bulletin and Cleo. The House of Packer presents a riveting account of the internal feuds which periodically convulsed the empire; the rumbustious, bohemian journalistic atmosphere inspi

About the Author: Bridget Griffen-Foley PhD is NSW Ministry of the Arts History Fellow and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Sydney.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The House of Packer : The Making of a Media ...
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good