The vanity, political machinations and mind games are eye-popping, but it’s the little details that make you most grateful not to be a Murdoch. Unfortunately, their dysfunction is our dysfunction
The Murdoch family, known for disregarding privacy, is experiencing their own privacy invasion as a bitter succession battle plays out publicly. Rupert Murdoch, at 93, orchestrated a secret legal fight to secure his legacy and prevent his media empire from shifting leftward after his death, fearing his son James and daughter-in-law Kathryn would make the company "woke". This led to "Project Family Harmony," designed to strip power from three of his children, revealing a dysfunctional family dynamic and power struggles among his middle-aged children as they navigate their father's aging ego.
