Andrew Bolt has claimed that Rupert Murdoch is ‘cementing’ son Lachlan as the new boss of Fox News with his exit as chairman.
Speaking on Breakfast with Stephen and Anne, the Australian political commentator and columnist shared his thoughts on the media mogul stepping down as the Chairman of Fox and News Corp, and how son James may react to the news.
Bolt said: “Well, part of this is of course to allow his son Lachlan to establish himself as the undisputed heir, because obviously there are family rivalries at play here. Maybe it would have been handier if he'd been more definite about really stepping back.
“But he made it very clear in his message to the staff that he will be there even on Friday afternoons in the office ringing around.
“But I think the focus, while it's been largely on Rupert Murdoch, this is really an attempt to cement Lachlan there as the new undisputed boss of both the Fox News and the news empire of newspapers around the world. So that is what really is at stake here. And I think we should look very carefully to the reaction from James Murdoch, how he is taking this news.
Bolt continued: “The transition to Lachlan is going to be interesting. Well, it's been in the making for a while. You know, Rupert Murdoch is very much, he’s a force of nature, really very out there. Doesn't mind getting in front of a camera now and then and giving what for, you know, speaking his mind.
“Lachlan's a much more introverted person. It's a great struggle to get him to stand in front of any camera and I would wish that he'd project himself more, and you might see him more. But he does share a lot of his father's political views and I think that is what has made him, rather than James, the heir apparent because James is more I think a censorious type, which is really weird because that would be really making damage to Fox News.
“What, are you going to do, censor that? That would lose its competitive edge. And the same with many other of the Murdoch brands in Australia, for instance."
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