Rupert Murdoch

For the past seven decades, Rupert Murdoch has built a media empire that holds vast power over pop culture and American political discourse. As the former cochairman of Fox Corp. and executive chairman of News Corp., the media kingmaker, who turned 93 in 2024, still exerts influence over powerful conservative brands Fox News and the Wall Street Journal; his reach also extends to Britain and Australia, where he owns major newspapers and television outlets. Now, in a real-life drama that inspired the acclaimed TV show Succession, Murdoch is entangled in a battle among his own children over future control of media outlets that serve as gospel for many Americans.