Lachlan Murdoch biographer breaks down his relationship with dad Rupert and why his siblings want to change ‘destructive’ Fox News

• A new unauthorized biography of Lachlan Murdoch explores his business profile and family relationships.
• Its author, Paddy Manning, speculates about who might exit if Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp and News Corp recombine.  
• Shareholders in both Murdoch companies have expressed reservations about the deal.

Newly-divorced Rupert Murdoch, now 91 and working remotely from his ranch in Montana, has flipped the media’s klieg lights back onto his influential media empire Fox — now run by his elder son, Lachlan Murdoch.