{"product_id":"9781453258361","title":"Good Times, Bad Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Harold Evans’s classic memoir, he tells the inside story of Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of the \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003e of London and his rise to become a global media power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1981, Harold Evans was the editor of one of Britain’s most prestigious publications, the \u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e , which had thrived under his watch. When Australian publishing baron Rupert Murdoch bought the daily \u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London, he persuaded Evans to become its editor with guarantees of editorial independence. But after a year of broken promises and conflict over the paper’s direction, Evans departed amid an international media firestorm.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEvans’s story is a gripping, behind-the-scenes look at Murdoch’s ascension to global media magnate. It is Murdoch laid bare, an intimate account of a man using the power of his media empire for his own ends. Riveting, provocative, and insightful, \u003ci\u003eGood Times, Bad Times\u003c\/i\u003e is as relevant today as when it was first written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book features a new preface by the author, in which he discusses the Rupert Murdoch phone-hacking scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054238318832,"sku":"9781453258361","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453258361_p0.jpg?v=1763848820","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453258361","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}