Note that the outcome of the underlying case, which is about the future of the Murdoch media empire (i.e. whether control over it will fall exclusively to conservative Lachlan Murdoch or be evenly split among all four heirs, of whom three are comparatively liberal), will be extremely consequential for both media and politics on a global scale.

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    The most staggering thing though is that the show has had quite noticeable repercussions on the dealings of the real-life Murdochs. Anyone who would like a long read on all this can check out the Atlantic article linked in the post description.

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      11 hours ago

      Rupert, for his part, seemed to resent his son for what he saw as a preoccupation with respectability

      Lol pretty much sums up Rupert right there. Thanks for the read