Breaking News: Sex, Lies and the Murdoch Succession

By Paul Barry

Book Overview

Murdoch's empire is declining, none of his children are both able and willing to take over, and scandal wracks his life, yet he still manages to thrive despite it all. This is the definitive account of Rupert Murdoch's empire now in paperback. Now in his 80s, Rupert Murdochis gearing up for the toughest challenge of his life: to hand his empireover tohis children. But is this the end of the Murdoch dynasty? Lachlan doesn't want to succeed him. James is in disgrace. And Elisabeth is not a serious contender. His grip on the group has also been weakened by scandal. His British tabloids have been caught hacking phones and bribing officials on an industrial scale. At least 20 journalists have been accused of hacking and corruption.But Rupert thrives on crisis. He has recently split News Corp in two, doubled his fortune tonine billion, and is bouncing around like a man in his prime. So can he win this one last battle and keep it all in the family?"

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 176011216X
• ISBN13: 9781760112165
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"