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‘Cold decisions’: will heir to Murdoch’s empire keep newspapers at its heart?

Media | The Guardian · Mark Sweney and Michael Savage · last updated

Eldest son Lachlan must decide future of business that spans Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Sun and Times

“Don’t let the boys sell the papers after I die,” a former senior executive in the Murdoch empire recalls Rupert saying in more than one meeting over the years.

Murdoch, who was practically born with ink in his veins, built a media empire spanning Fox News and the Wall Street Journal in the US, and the Sun and Times newspapers in the UK.

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