{"product_id":"books-good-times-bad-times-by-sir-harold-evans","title":"Good Times, Bad Times","description":"In Harold Evans's classic memoir, he tells the inside story of Rupert Murdoch's takeover of the\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003eof London and his rise to become a global media power\u003cbr\u003e In 1981, Harold Evans was the editor of one of Britain's most prestigious publications, the\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, which had thrived under his watch. When Australian publishing baron Rupert Murdoch bought the daily\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003eof 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. Evans'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\u003eis as relevant today as when it was first written.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book features a new preface by the author, in which he discusses the Rupert Murdoch phone-hacking scandal.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673189867793,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781453258361.jpg?v=1781523933","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-good-times-bad-times-by-sir-harold-evans","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}