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Paddy Manning on the high-stakes life of Lachlan Murdoch in 'The Successor'


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As heir apparent to his father’s global media empire, Lachlan Murdoch is one of the world’s most powerful people. Yet despite a life in the spotlight, Lachlan’s personality, politics and business acumen remain enigmatic. In this compelling biography, acclaimed journalist Paddy Manning explores Lachlan Murdoch’s upbringing, political beliefs and role as head of Fox Corporation – the man ultimately responsible for Fox News. This is a book about power, apprenticeship, politics and succession in a high-stakes world.

In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Paddy Manning about Lachlan Murdoch's early life in a family where business and family were inextricably linked, Lachlan's meteoric rise through the family newspaper business and early successes and failures as a businessman, Lachlan's role and responsibility as Chief Executive of Fox News, and what might happen at the passing of Rupert Murdoch.

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