"The New York Times bestseller, reveals the toxic corporate environment that lead to Murdoch's downfall with an updated preface on the phonehacking scandal.Sir Harold Evans was the editor of The Sunday Times for fourteen years from 1967, and the editor of the The Times from 1981 until 1982. His sensational resignation only a year after Rupert Murdoch promised to honour the commitments to editorial independence without which he would not have been allowed to acquire the titles is explained in this classic account of his battle for editorial independence. Good Times, Bad Times exposes the calculated way in which Murdoch operates: breaking promises with abandon and maneuvring through the law and government to get what he wants.An immediate and critically acclaimed No.1 bestseller when it was first published in 1983, Good Times, Bad Times provides an invaluable insight into the earlier days of the Murdoch empire with eerie echoes of the corporate culture that incubated the phonehacking scandals. It is not only an exciting and informative sociohistorical read, but also through its examination of the relationship of politicians and the media a relevant lesson for today and warning for the future."