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Lachlan Murdoch: Holding the keys to the empire and, maybe, the future of democracy
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A new three-part series sheds light on the Murdoch media empire and the ongoing battle to control it.
Key Takeaways
- US presidential nominee Donald Trump told Australian billionaire James Packer that he was keen to get to know Lachlan Murdoch better, Packer tells Australian Story.
- Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the heir apparent to the Murdoch media empire could play a pivotal role in saving – or destroying – democracy in the US if civil chaos followed a Trump defeat at the next election.
- While Lachlan Murdoch has taken over as the successor to his father Rupert Murdoch, the sibling enmity over control of the US$20 billion empire is at its worst, according to the junior Murdoch’s biographer, Paddy Manning.
- The show will air as Rupert prepares to take on Lachlan’s older siblings in a court case in which political alignment will be a crucial question.
- Lachlan’s younger brother James has pinned his colours to the mast in that court case by endorsing Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Lachlan Murdoch has shown no inclination to be the kingmaker that his father is and was, says his biographer Paddy Manning. Telling evi
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How Lachlan Murdoch became the new head of Fox and News Corp
Rupert Murdoch’s decision to hand the keys of his global media empire, including the role of chairman of both Fox Corp and News Corp, to his eldestson Lachlan brings to an end to years of speculation over his desired plan for succession.
Lachlan Murdoch, 52, now gains sole control of a media group that has reshaped the media landscape across continents and radically altered politics in the US. The move is the fulfillment of a promise first indicated in 2019, when the elder Murdoch named Lachlan as heir to his business.
“This is Lachlan’s best chance to prove to investors and his family that he is the best option for the future,” said David Folkenflik, NPR’s media correspondent and author of Murdoch’s World: The Last of the Old Media Empires. But he warned that it remained uncertain whether the successor could hold the empire together.
“Investors were willing to give a Rupert discount for years – but that was Rupert. Nobody puts that degree of faith in Lachlan, even as he’s made some decent bets.”
Born in London and raised in the US from the age of three, Lachlan has been a dominant but elusive figure within the Murdoch family. His first job within the firm was at the age of 18, and four years later he was runnin
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