Sydney Writers Festival: The Successor with Paddy Manning

As heir apparent to his father’s global media empire, Lachlan Murdoch is one of the world’s most powerful people. Yet despite a life in the spotlight, Lachlan’s personality, politics and business acumen remain enigmatic.

Acclaimed investigative journalist Paddy Manning explores Lachlan’s upbringing, political beliefs and role as head of Fox Corporation in his latest book The Successor: The High-Stakes Life of Lachlan Murdoch. Currently completing his PhD on ‘A Century of News Corporation’, join Paddy for his insights into the good, the bad and the ugly of the global media, and America in the age of Trump and Biden.