Breaking News

Sex, Lies and the Murdoch Succession

By: Paul Barry

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Paperback | 1 October 2014

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The decline of the Murdoch Empire, and who will take over when Rupert dies.

'I'd just like to say one sentence. This is the most humble day of my life.' - Rupert Murdoch to the House of Commons Culture Committee

At the age of 82, as Breaking News begins, Rupert Murdoch divorced his third wife Wendi Deng and is gearing up for the toughest challenge of his life: to hand his empire on to his children. But some are forecasting the end of the Murdoch dynasty.

Lachlan doesn't want to succeed him. James is in disgrace. And Elisabeth is not a serious contender. His grip on the group has also been weakened by scandal. His British tabloids have been caught hacking phones and bribing officials on an industrial scale. At least twenty journalists will soon face trial for hacking and corruption and could be jailed.

But Rupert thrives on crisis. He has recently split News Corp in two, doubled his fortune to US$9 billion, and is bouncing around like a man in his prime.

So can he win this one last battle, hold onto the empire, and keep it all in the family?

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"I knew the story well enough, in outline. But when you see it all laid out in devastating, chronological detail, the sheer scale of News International's lawbreaking, and the effrontery of its bald-faced and serial lying over half a decade, takes the breath away." "Age""

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