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Rupert Murdoch: The Succession prequel

How Rupert Murdoch inherited an Australian newspaper and turned it into a global media empire. Simon Jack and Zing Tsjeng judge one of the most powerful people on the planet.

How Rupert Murdoch inherited an Australian newspaper and turned it into a global media empire. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng tell the origin story of the 92-year-old media magnate. He’s been called ‘evil’ and ‘a cancer’; for others, he’s the champion of the free press. He’s also one of the most powerful people on the planet. So which Rupert Murdoch is it: is he good bad, or just another billionaire?

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