Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as the top decision-maker at Fox News and elevating his son Lachlan. Don’t expect much to change
Lachlan is not a change agent. His assumption of sole day-to-day command at News Corporation and Fox Corporation is a story of continuity — which likely means that the media organs under his watch will continue their signature mix of tabloid populism, climate denial, and mindless MAGA-mania. In the letter announcing Lachlan’s promotion, Rupert called him “absolutely committed to the cause.”
The rise of the eldest son to the top of the Murdoch heap was not always guaranteed. But Lachlan’s ascension assures that Rupert’s vision for his empire will continue — at least until his death.was, until today, co-CEO and co-executive chairman of the businesses he built. Lachlan now holds those titles alone.
The 92-year-old Murdoch remains, he insists, in “robust” health and poised to retain an active role in the business, pulling strings as chairman emeritus. In his letter announcing his step back, he vowed to remain “involved every day in the contest of ideas.” Lachlan Keith Murdoch was born in the UK. His silver-spoon upbringing in America included elite schooling at Aspen Country Day and Philips Academy before he graduated from Princeton in 1994. Just two years later, in 1996, he was named an executive director of News Corp. — then the umbrella firm for Rupert Murdoch’s vast media holdings across Australia, the United States, and England.
From his early days as an executive, Lachlan was seen as locked in a rivalry with his younger brother James, two years his junior, to ultimately succeed his father. But in 2005, when he was then deputy COO and in his early 30s, Lachlan left the family fold. He
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