Sally Young

Longlisted, Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2024 In 1941, the paper emperors of the Australian newspaper industry helped bring down Robert Menzies. Over the next 30 years, they grew into media monsters. This book reveals the transformation from the golden age of newspapers during World War II, through Menzies' return and the rise of television, to Gough Whitlam's 'It's...

Winner of the 2021 Henry Mayer Book Prize for Australian Politics Winner of the 2020 Colin Roderick Award Longlisted for the 2020 Stella Prize 'Prodigious research...illuminating detail.' - The Australian 'A tour de force.' - Professor Rodney Tiffen Before newspapers were ravaged by the digital age, they were a powerful force, especially in Australia - a country of newspaper giants...