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How Rupert Murdoch Created a Media Empire -- and 'Broke' His Own Family

Rupert Murdoch expanded a profitable media conglomerate based on sensational journalism and a family tradition dating back to World War I, including ownership of Australia’s first media group.

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Journalist Gabriel Sherman has covered the Murdoch family for nearly two decades. In his new book, Bonfire of the Murdochs, he chronicles the protracted public battle for control the family business.

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How Rupert Murdoch created a media empire -- and 'broke' his own family

Journalist Gabriel Sherman has covered the Murdoch family for nearly two decades. In his new book, Bonfire of the Murdochs, he chronicles the protracted public battle for control the family business.

·Washington, United States
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How the Murdoch Family Built an Empire—and Remade the News

Andrew O’Hagan reviews “Bonfire of the Murdochs: How the Epic Fight to Control the Last Great Media Dynasty Broke a Family—and the World,” by Gabriel Sherman.

·New York, United States
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