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Rupert Murdoch's empire was built on a shrewd understanding of how media and power work

  • Written by Bruce Drushel, Professor of Media, Journalism and Film, Miami University
Rupert Murdoch's empire was built on a shrewd understanding of how media and power workThe man at the center of the news.Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS/VCG via Getty Images

When businesspeople retire at an advanced age, it seldom makes headlines.

But when 92-year-old Rupert Murdoch announced in September that he was stepping away from his multicontinent media empire and turning it over to his son Lachlan, it was breaking news that generated...

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