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Marion McKeone: Toxicity of Murdoch brand makes for a damning epitaph as old fox ‘steps down’

He says he’s departing but few believe that the media tycoon will relinquish control of his media empire

Protesters appeal to advertisers not to fund Fox News earlier this year in New York City. Advocacy group MoveOn claimed that by advertising on Fox News, firms are enabling the spread of disinformation. Picture: Getty

Sometimes you just get lucky. The launch of Michael Wolff’s new book The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Legacy on Tuesday could hardly have come at a more auspicious moment. Rupert Murdoch’s departure from the helm of a media empire he built over seven decades has dominated the US news over the past several days.

Wolff’s thesis is simple; the Murdoch media dynasty is drawing its final gasps. It will not ...