| Notes |
In 1984 Robert Maxwell purchased the Mirror Group Newspapers, publishers of six newspapers, including the sensationalist tabloid Daily Mirror; and in 1989 he tilted the balance of Maxwell Communications toward the United States, buying Berlitz International language instruction, Macmillan book publishers, and Official Airline Guides. In 1990 he launched the European, a London-based English-language weekly newspaper circulated throughout Europe. In 1991 he acquired the financially troubled New York Daily News and was a willing front-page hero. |