Rupert Murdoch, 93, has announced—again, with the weary inevitability of a Bond villain returning for one last sequel—that he will finally loosen his grip on the Death Star of global media. Or, more accurately, he’ll shuffle sideways into the honorary title of “Chairman Emeritus” of Fox and News Corp while his son Lachlan assumes the…
SYDNEY—If you squint at the skyline long enough, you can almost see the Murdoch empire’s shadow lengthening across three oceans, a Rorschach blot of satellites, tabloids, and streaming pixels. At the blot’s center stands Lachlan Murdoch: heir, enigma, and—depending on which brunch table you pollute—either the last lion tamer of legacy media or the trust-fund…
Sky News: A Small Island’s Loud Megaphone That the World Can’t Mute By Dave’s Locker International Desk LONDON—In the great bazaar of global news, Sky News is that stall run by the bloke who insists his artisanal hogwash is ethically sourced while simultaneously flogging you a half-price knock-off Rolex. Born in 1989 as Rupert Murdoch’s…
