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Murdoch Family Begins Family Trust Hearing in Closed Court

  • #United States of America
  • #Media
  • #Lawsuits
Murdoch Family Begins Family Trust Hearing in Closed Court
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SEP 2024
Above: News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch pauses as he delivers a keynote address at the National Summit on Education Reform on October 14, 2011, in San Francisco, California. Image copyright: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated SEP 2024

The Spin

Left narrative

The Murdoch media empire is following directly in the footsteps of TV drama Succession as Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan seek to defend their right-wing agenda by attempting to unwind their family's legal rights. With the court case shrouded in mystery, only time will tell whether the media mogul is successful in his attempts to ostracize his children for the sake of ideology and profit margins.

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Right narrative

Murdoch's family seeks to bite the very hand that has fed them for decades. Whether they like it or not, the fortunes amassed by the media mogul are a direct consequence of its unique focus on right-wing coverage, and any attempt to change this is to endanger all that the family has built. Having de facto run both corporations for over half a decade and proudly holding conservative opinions, it is only natural that Lachlan Murdoch is the rightful successor.

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