With Rupert Murdoch stepping aside to the position of "chairman emeritus," and handing the reins to his son, Lachlan, the line of succession would appear smooth and clear cut. But Lachlan is not his father and Rupert's new position does not take him very far out of the picture, keeping the future of Fox Corp. and the holdings of News Corp. murky. Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of Semafor, and Brian Stelter, Vanity Fair special correspondent, join to discuss.
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