Rupert Murdoch: From Tabloid Boss to Tabloid Quarry
The British media culture he helped shape is doing him few favors as he deals with divorce proceedings
Catherine Mayer
Catherine Mayer is Time Europe Editor. Her book Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly is published in English by Vermilion, an imprint of Random House, and has also been translated into Chinese, Italian, Korean and Lithuanian. Follow her on Twitter: @catherine_mayer
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