Chris Masters, the author of bestselling biography Jonestown, says the broadcaster’s ‘evangelical following’ and bully pulpit allowed him to manipulate power and have ‘princes and premiers bowing before him’
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The power Alan Jones wielded had less to do with respect than with fear, according to investigative journalist Chris Masters whose bestselling biography, Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones, was published in 2006.
Speaking after the former Sydney radio host was charged over alleged historic indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades, Masters said when he saw Jones’ abuse of political power and manipulation of powerful figures he couldn’t look away.
