He’s officially next in line to the Murdoch empire, but what is Lachlan Murdoch’s story? Alan and Lionel are joined by Paddy Manning, investigative reporter and author of The Successor: The high-stakes life of Lachlan Murdoch.  With Lachlan set to take the helm, the trio discuss the machinations at the heart of the Murdoch media empire and the origin of the family rift. They also discuss who his fictional counterpart might be in HBO’s Succession, with a surprising conclusion...<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

He’s officially next in line to the Murdoch empire, but what is Lachlan Murdoch’s story? Alan and Lionel are joined by Paddy Manning, investigative reporter and author of The Successor: The high-stakes life of Lachlan Murdoch. With Lachlan set to take the helm, the trio discuss the machinations at the heart of the Murdoch media empire and the origin of the family rift. They also discuss who his fictional counterpart might be in HBO’s Succession, with a surprising conclusion... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He’s officially next in line to the Murdoch empire, but what is Lachlan Murdoch’s story? Alan and Lionel are joined by Paddy Manning, investigative reporter and author of&nbsp;The Successor: The high-stakes life of Lachlan Murdoch.&nbsp; With Lachlan set to take the helm, the trio discuss the machinations at the heart of the Murdoch media empire and the origin of the family rift. They also discuss who his fictional counterpart might be in HBO’s&nbsp;Succession, with a surprising conclusion... Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Successor: Who is Lachlan Murdoch?

Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber—two of the world’s greatest editors—dive into the hugely important world of media. What—and who—drives it? What do they get right... And what do they get wrong? Lionel, former editor of the&nbsp;Financial Times, and Alan, editor of&nbsp;Prospect&nbsp;and former editor of the&nbsp;Guardian,&nbsp;will bring you revealing, high profile interviews and in-depth discussion. Media Confidential is produced by Prospect Magazine. Subscribe to Prospect and enjoy our rigorously fact-checked, truly independent analysis and perspectives. Get one free issue of Prospect when you sign up today:&nbsp;<a href="https://subscription.prospectmagazine.co.uk/OCT1MFBG/prospect-magazine/OCT1MFD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://subscription.prospectmagazine.co.uk/OCT1MFBG/prospect-magazine/OCT1MFG</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber—two of the world’s greatest editors—dive into the hugely important world of media. What—and who—drives it? What do they get right... And what do they get wrong? Lionel, former editor of the Financial Times, and Alan, editor of Prospect and former editor of the Guardian, will bring you revealing, high profile interviews and in-depth discussion. Media Confidential is produced by Prospect Magazine. Subscribe to Prospect and enjoy our rigorously fact-checked, truly independent analysis and perspectives. Get one free issue of Prospect when you sign up today: https://subscription.prospectmagazine.co.uk/OCT1MFBG/prospect-magazine/OCT1MFG Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber—two of the world’s greatest editors—dive into the hugely important world of media. What—and who—drives it? What do they get right... And what do they get wrong? Lionel, former editor of the&nbsp;Financial Times, and Alan, editor of&nbsp;Prospect&nbsp;and former editor of the&nbsp;Guardian,&nbsp;will bring you revealing, high profile interviews and in-depth discussion. Media Confidential is produced by Prospect Magazine. Subscribe to Prospect and enjoy our rigorously fact-checked, truly independent analysis and perspectives. Get one free issue of Prospect when you sign up today:&nbsp;<a href="https://subscription.prospectmagazine.co.uk/OCT1MFBG/prospect-magazine/OCT1MFD" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://subscription.prospectmagazine.co.uk/OCT1MFBG/prospect-magazine/OCT1MFG</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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