The Successor. The High-Stakes Life Of Lachlan Murdoch

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Black Inc
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2022
Edition: First Edition

Description: 346 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A book about power, apprenticeship, and succession in the first family of mediaAn heir apparent to the first global media dynasty, Lachlan Murdoch has been waiting to run his father Ruperts empire all his life. In this riveting first biography of a little-understood but hugely influential figure, acclaimed journalist Paddy Manning can the dutiful son hang onto the empire, or will the third generation of Murdoch moguls prove the lastDespite a life in the spotlight, Lachlans personality, politics, and business acumen remain enigmatic. Is he the ultra-conservative ideologue media reports maintain, or a free-thinking libertarian, as some friends suggestAfter emerging victorious from the Murdoch familys turbulent succession wars, Lachlan is stepping up at a time of unprecedented instability. What can we expect from his time at the helm, and does he have what it takes to chart a future for this century-old company This is a book about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the global media world, and about America in the age of Trump and Murdoch. It is a book about power, apprenticeship, and succession.

ISBN: 9781760642365