A peak behind the curtain into the swirling drama of the Murdoch family empire. This accounting of the family history, admittedly a one-sided retelling by embattled son, James, brings life and...
A peak behind the curtain into the swirling drama of the Murdoch family empire. This accounting of the family history, admittedly a one-sided retelling by embattled son, James, brings life and depth to the “life-imitating-art-imitating-life” phenomenon as portrayed in the series, Succession.
A very engaging read, and an interesting, if (as already pointed out) one sided accounting of the familial drama behind what is arguably one of the most damaging organisations (or dynasties? they...
A very engaging read, and an interesting, if (as already pointed out) one sided accounting of the familial drama behind what is arguably one of the most damaging organisations (or dynasties? they seem to be treated as the same thing by the Murdochs) of the modern world.
And yet, despite how biased in-favour of James Murdoch it inherently is, even with the author's attempts to contact names mentioned for comment, I feel absolutely no sympathy towards James himself- nor would I even if it appeared like the most recent skirmish wasn't going his way. It is repeatedly hammered home that James is "dissatisfied" with the approach that NewsCorp takes to politicised issues in the media, almost immediately followed by an account of how James stepped up and.. fell into line. He claims that he can't just quit because that would allow evil to win, and instead he just participates in evil whilst grumbling. He turns around and attempts, once again, to make a name for himself by building yet more problematic empire. It doesn't matter how much you donate to vague "foundations" which aim to combat the evil you are complicit in.
Instead of convincing me to consider James Murdoch as a potentially more moralistic scion of a rich old bastard, it paints a picture of a family of awful people in which James is impotent at best, and directly responsible for the evil at worst.
A peak behind the curtain into the swirling drama of the Murdoch family empire. This accounting of the family history, admittedly a one-sided retelling by embattled son, James, brings life and depth to the “life-imitating-art-imitating-life” phenomenon as portrayed in the series, Succession.
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A very engaging read, and an interesting, if (as already pointed out) one sided accounting of the familial drama behind what is arguably one of the most damaging organisations (or dynasties? they seem to be treated as the same thing by the Murdochs) of the modern world.
And yet, despite how biased in-favour of James Murdoch it inherently is, even with the author's attempts to contact names mentioned for comment, I feel absolutely no sympathy towards James himself- nor would I even if it appeared like the most recent skirmish wasn't going his way. It is repeatedly hammered home that James is "dissatisfied" with the approach that NewsCorp takes to politicised issues in the media, almost immediately followed by an account of how James stepped up and.. fell into line. He claims that he can't just quit because that would allow evil to win, and instead he just participates in evil whilst grumbling. He turns around and attempts, once again, to make a name for himself by building yet more problematic empire. It doesn't matter how much you donate to vague "foundations" which aim to combat the evil you are complicit in.
Instead of convincing me to consider James Murdoch as a potentially more moralistic scion of a rich old bastard, it paints a picture of a family of awful people in which James is impotent at best, and directly responsible for the evil at worst.