Rodney Tiffen Rodney Tiffen i(7037128 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 Sally Sara’s First Play, Stop Girl, Is a Bold Exploration of War Trauma and Journalism Rodney Tiffen , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 26 March 2021;

— Review of Stop Girl Sally Sara , 2021 single work drama
1 When Kerry Packer Met His Match Rodney Tiffen , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Inside Story , May 2020;

'Malcolm Turnbull spilled the beans on Kerry Packer’s secret plans for Fairfax back in 1991. So why are his memoirs so coy about this key episode?'

1 The Age of the News Agency Needn’t Be Over Rodney Tiffen , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Inside Story , March 2020;

'Vital reasons for the rise of Reuters, Australian Associated Press and other agencies haven’t gone away'

1 Strategic Omissions Rodney Tiffen , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , January 2015;

— Review of The Menzies Era : The Years That Shaped Modern Australia John Winston Howard , 2014 single work biography

'John Howard’s view of the Menzies years is partial in important respects, but he offers a valuable perspective on an important period'

1 Media International Australia Murray Goot , Rodney Tiffen , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : M 2014; (p. 264-265)
1 Radio Australia Rodney Tiffen , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : R 2014; (p. 379-380)
1 The Odd Couple Rodney Tiffen , 2014 extract biography (Rupert Murdoch : A Reassessment)
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 February 2014; (p. 30-31)
1 2 y separately published work icon Rupert Murdoch : A Reassessment Rodney Tiffen , Sydney : NewSouth Publishing , 2014 7037152 2014 single work biography

'Tony Abbott thinks that Rupert Murdoch is one of the most influential Australians of all time and that we should support our 'hometown hero'. Murdoch, who has mainly lived in New York since 1973 and renounced his Australian citizenship in order to move into American TV, has aroused much more controversy than most hometown heroes.

'This comprehensive book traces his business career, the entrepreneurial strategies that led to his early success and his later exercises of monopoly power. It dissects his political ideas, the relish with which he approaches political campaigning, and the way he leverages political support into policy outcomes that favour his business. Some of his news outlets have been responsible for very good journalism, but have also been lambasted for outrageous sensationalism and political bias. Fox News has reached new lows in the mixing of propaganda and news and his newspapers in Australia have mainly championed conservative governments. ' (Publication summary)

1 Arise, Prince Lachlan Rodney Tiffen , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Inside Story , April 2014;

'Lachlan and James Murdoch’s appointments to senior positions could help sow the seeds of unrest in the Murdoch empire, writes Rodney Tiffen'

1 Why Fairfax Matters Rodney Tiffen , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Inside Story , June 2012;

'Fairfax newspapers are part of the fabric of Australian democracy'

1 Imperfect Storm Rodney Tiffen , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , June 2011;

— Review of The Most Dangerous Man in the World : The Explosive True Story of Julian Assange and the Lies, Cover-ups and Conspiracies He Exposed Andrew Fowler , 2011 single work biography

'We can now start to see how the world has and hasn’t been changed by WikiLeaks' 

1 The Australian at Forty-five Rodney Tiffen , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Inside Story , July 2009;

'For all its faults, it’s a miracle that it exists, writes Rodney Tiffen. But the Australian could be a whole lot better'

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