How Succession reflects reality | The Listening Post

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 MurdochBanseka Kayembe - Culture WriterDavid Folkenflik - Media Correspondent, NPRJane Martinson - Columnist, The Guardian and Professor of Financial Journalism, City, University of LondonOn 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 SamacharAnuradha Bhasin - Executive Editor, Kashmir TimesSubscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglishFind us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeeraCheck our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/@AljazeeraEnglish#Aljazeeraenglish#News