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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The real-life succession war over Rupert Murdoch’s media empire

    Media mogul Rupert Murdoch wants his most conservative heir to control Fox News and the rest of his media empire. The other siblings have allied and sued.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 29, 2024 • 1 min read

    Media mogul Rupert Murdoch wants his most conservative heir to control Fox News and the rest of his media empire. The other siblings have allied and sued.

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Renting an Airbnb? Privacy is not guaranteed
    1. 0:00Term limits, binding ethics code: Biden’s SCOTUS reform plan
    2. 11:26The real-life succession war over Rupert Murdoch’s media empireYou’re reading this
    3. 23:15Olympic surfers face life-or-death waves in Tahiti
    4. 39:27Renting an Airbnb? It could come with hidden cameras
    5. 39:27Ezra Collective, Brijean: Picks from KCRW DJ Anne Litt
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