The Rise of Lachlan Murdoch: From Childhood Luxury to Media Empire Dominance

by Dagmar Seeland

22.09.2023, 19:00

7 Min.

Lachlan Murdoch, the 52-year-old son of Australian media tycoon Rupert, likes to talk about press freedom – and by that he means profit. Now he follows his father to the top of what is probably the most influential media empire in the world. Who is this man?

“When my father came home from the office,” Lachlan Murdoch once said of his childhood, “we had to dress very formally to greet him. We were allowed to spend half an hour with him before the dinner guests arrived.”

The scene is reminiscent of the opening credits of the streaming success “Succession”. In the series, a media mogul, even in old age, tyrannizes his children and plays them off against each other. Although the authors of the series repeatedly claim that it is not inspired by the history of the Murdoch dynasty, the parallels are striking: two brothers and a sister, raised in almost unimaginable luxury, ambitious and yet deeply unhappy, still compete in adulthood Recognition of the elderly father and dominance in the global media empire he created.

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2023-09-22 19:39:37
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