What happened

The family of media mogul Rupert Murdoch announced Monday they have resolved their yearslong battle over control of Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and other media properties. Under the terms of the deal, Murdoch's politically conservative son, Lachlan, will have sole control of the trust that controls the media empire after the 94-year-old patriarch's death, while Lachlan's siblings James, Elisabeth and Prudence will each receive payouts of about $1.1 billion.

Who said what

The Murdochs' " Shakespearean succession saga " began in earnest with "Rupert and Lachlan's audacious bid to unilaterally change " the terms of the family's "irrevocable trust" so the more politically moderate siblings couldn't shift the ideological bent of a "media empire that holds vast politic

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