Assessing Uncle Rupert’s Schlocky Empire

Rupert Murdoch Did a Lot to Change Journalism. What Was His Biggest Impact?

Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire is vast, stretching across five continents to include film studios, newspapers, magazines, TV stations, and networks. For years, questions have swirled around the tycoon: How much did he know about the unethical behavior of News of the World reporters? What will happen to News Corp. and Twenty-First Century Fox when Murdoch gives up control or dies? And will the brand of journalism his companies pioneered have real staying power? In advance of a Zócalo/Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism event, “Did Rupert Murdoch …