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TV Critic James Poniewozik on the Murdochs and 'Succession' | 11

Even the Rich

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The Rise and Fall of Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump

Murdoch didn't invent gossip, but he capitalized on it. He found that there was an appetite and an audience for it in the daily newspaper business. For both of them, I think that success in print was a stepping stone to what was the real apex of success and celebrity in U.S. culture at this time.

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