• Eric Beecher on media, moguls and what it's like to be sued by a Murdoch

  • Sep 20 2024
  • Length: 49 mins
  • Podcast

Eric Beecher on media, moguls and what it's like to be sued by a Murdoch

  • Summary

  • The youngest ever editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, now owner of Private Media, publisher of Crikey, Eric Beecher has spent decades in and observing the media.

    In today's episode he discusses his conclusions on when it works best, and when it fails democracy, with his longtime friend, journalist David Leser. Beecher also discusses what it was like to work for Rupert Murdoch during his two year stint as editor-in-chief of The Herald and Weekly Times Group, and whether he was scared when, decades later, Lachlan Murdoch sued him.

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