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Rupert Murdoch, global media mogul and conservative kingmaker
Rupert Murdoch, global media mogul and conservative kingmaker
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Rupert Murdoch transformed media and politics on three continents, building a chain of newspapers he inherited from his father at just 21 into a lucrative and profoundly influential right-leaning empire. Meanwhile, speculation has simmered for decades over when he would retire and which of his children -- Elizabeth, 55, Lachlan, 52, or James, 50 -- would inherit control of his media empire.