{"id":126775,"date":"2022-04-22T06:50:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T06:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=126775"},"modified":"2022-04-22T06:50:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T06:50:07","slug":"this-shocking-decision-by-murdoch-flies-in-the-face-of-everything-he-built","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/this-shocking-decision-by-murdoch-flies-in-the-face-of-everything-he-built\/","title":{"rendered":"This shocking decision by Murdoch 'flies in the face of everything he built'"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new documentary series, The Murdochs: Empire of Influence, explores the world’s most powerful media family and its complicated history. Featuring exclusive reporting, insider interviews and archive footage, the series goes behind the scenes of Rupert Murdoch’s improbable rise and the intense succession battle between his children over who will inherit his empire. You can watch the full series now on CNN+.<\/q><\/p>\n

(CNN)<\/cite>Over the past 70 years, media mogul Rupert Murdoch built a small Australian family newspaper company into arguably the most powerful conservative media empire in history. With a market cap of $13.50 billion, News Corp is one of the most influential companies on the planet. <\/p>\n

The story behind the ruthless business tactics, political maneuvering and dynastic family battles that have gone into the making of this media powerhouse would be perfect fodder for one of the News Corp news outlets or TV channels, if it were not about Rupert himself. Now, as the seemingly invincible figure advances into his nineties, speculation through the worlds of business, politics and entertainment about who will succeed him as the leader of News Corp has reached a fever pitch. <\/p>\n