Rupert Murdoch has long been more than simply an uber-wealthy media magnate. As the owner of influential outlets like Fox News and a global stable of newspapers, he has helped put presidents in the White House. And, in Canberra, take prime ministers out of parliament house.

So what will happen now - to both the media, and to politicians - now that Murdoch has stepped down from his role leading both News Corp and Fox Corporation? And his son, Lachlan Murdoch, has taken over? Today, senior correspondent Anne Hyland on Fox’s future under Lachlan. 

Rupert Murdoch has long been more than simply an uber-wealthy media magnate. As the owner of influential outlets like Fox News and a global stable of newspapers, he has helped put presidents in the White House. And, in Canberra, take prime ministers out of parliament house.
So what will happen now - to both the media, and to politicians - now that Murdoch has stepped down from his role leading both News Corp and Fox Corporation? And his son, Lachlan Murdoch, has taken over? Today, senior correspondent Anne Hyland on Fox’s future under Lachlan.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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