The acclaimed HBO TV series Succession immersed viewers in the world of the Roys, a family fighting for control of their elderly father’s media empire. Art imitates life, and as the series - which was partly, at times largely, based on the Murdochs - winds down, we examine what the hit show tells us about the dangers of corporate media.
Contributors:
Paddy Manning - Author, The Successor: The High-Stakes Life of Lachlan Murdoch
Banseka Kayembe - Culture Writer
David Folkenflik - Media Correspondent, NPR
Jane Martinson - Columnist, The Guardian and Professor of Financial Journalism, City, University of London
On our radar:
No mercy for the mercenary. Meenakshi Ravi reports on how the Russian media has turned their back on the man who calls himself “Putin’s butcher” - Yevgeny Prigozhin.
India’s local journalism under pressure:
Being a local journalist in India is fraught with challenges. We speak to two journalists - one from Indian-administered Kashmir and the other from Chhattisgarh - about the pressures they face.
Contributors:
Kamal Shukla - Editor, Bhumkal Samachar
Anuradha Bhasin - Executive Editor, Kashmir Times
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/
@AljazeeraEnglish
#Aljazeeraenglish
#News