How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World
Reporting traces how [[Rupert Murdoch]] built a sprawling global media empire — from [[The Australian]] and [[The Sun]] to [[Fox News Channel]] and [[21st Century Fox]] — and how that empire reshaped politics across the Anglosphere. The piece follows his late-life succession dilemma, the rivalry among his children, especially [[Lachlan]] and [[James]], and the family trust structure that concentrates power while promising postmortem fragmentation. It describes how Murdoch leveraged outlets to influence elections and policy — from Brexit to U.S. conservatism and the rise of [[Donald Trump]] — and how regulatory favors and strategic deals, including a handshake with the [[Walt Disney Company]], expanded his reach. The reporting situates Murdoch’s personal dynamics, business strategy and ideological impact as intertwined drivers of an “imperial” media project with global political consequences.