Rupert Murchoch’s estranged son James Murdoch has now purchased the vast majority of Vox Media, which owns New York Magazine, for reportedly $300 million through his investment company Lupa Systems. James is often described as “liberal” in his politics (too much for Rupert and the rest of his family), with supposedly moderate-to-left political views. Regardless, however, of his intentions or political views, he is still a Murdoch, a beneficiary of his family’s global media empire. To that end, we must all call into question James' motives.
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