A fresh look at the Murdoch scandal from award-winning investigative
journalist Paul Barry.
At the age of 82, Rupert Murdoch is divorcing his third wife Wendi Deng
and gearing up for the toughest challenge of his life: to hand his
empire on to his 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 twenty journalists
will soon face trial for hacking and corruption and could be jailed.
But Rupert thrives on crisis. He has recently split News Corp in two,
doubled his fortune to US$9 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?