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Who is Lachlan Murdoch, the anointed media tycoon?
By Bill Chappell Rupert Murdoch, 94, has anointed Lachlan Murdoch, his oldest son, as leader for decades to come, of a conservative media empire that includes Fox News, the The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post as well as prominent outlets in the U.K. and Australia. The elder Murdoch engineered billions in transactions…
Rupert Murdoch buys out 3 of his children to seal fate of his media empire
David Folkenflik Rupert Murdoch has pulled one final rabbit out of his hat. The 94-year-old media titan has ensured that his vast corporate empire — boasting Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post among other titles — will retain its quintessential conservative identity after his death. Through a series of complex…