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

Published: Sept. 20, 2024, 7:01 p.m.

The youngest ever editor of\xa0The Sydney Morning Herald, now owner of Private Media, publisher of\xa0Crikey, 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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