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Rupert Murdoch: The king came for his children and missed

It’s long been said that if you come at the king, you best not miss. Well, what happens if you are the king – and you miss? asks Justin Baragona

The Independent UK

New plan seeks to force big tech to pay for Australian journalism

Anthony Albanese is making a new pitch to force social media companies to pay for Australian news, and has been criticised for supporting a ban on demonstrating outside places of worship.

Crikey

Surely Rupert and Lachlan won’t roll the dice again

It is time for the Murdoch family to sit down and negotiate a family settlement by agreement, not judicial decree.

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How an episode of Succession sparked Rupert Murdoch’s bitter family feud over control of his media empire

Murdoch’s efforts to ensure his eldest son’s dominance over the empire were dealt a heavy blow in court

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch loses Fox News ‘Succession case’ in bitter family row

The trust divides control of the company equally among four of Rupert Murdoch’s children after he dies

The Independent UK

Murdoch fails to amend family trust in court succession saga: Report

Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, is seeking to put his son Lachlan in control of empire.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk says the Tesla Roadster is still delayed with no release in sight—but now he’s talking about making Peter Thiel’s flying car a reality

The electric vehicle maker CEO urged patience, as Tesla focuses on both saving the world and building cars.

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Murdochs' Dispute Highlights Benefits of Trusts in Nevada

As Murdoch family members clash over who will control voting shares in the Fox media empire, the court proceedings, in Nevada, are private.

Kiplinger

No, journalists shouldn’t publicise each others’ mistakes — there are bigger fish to fry!

Journalists excessively reporting errors by other reporters disincentivises personal admissions of mistakes, leaving the public record less accurate.

Crikey

Murdoch family drama plays out in court with fate of Fox News at stake

Rupert Murdoch, 93, wants eldest son Lachlan to run his empire after his death – but his other children want their say

The Guardian - US

Murdoch family fights to keep succession battle secret as Nevada hearings loom

Labyrinthine drama over which Murdoch child will get Fox Corp empire begins out of public view on Monday

The Guardian - US

Robert De Niro confronted Murdoch heiress over doing ‘wrong’ to US

‘Raging Bull’ actor told Elisabeth Murdoch: ‘You can still love your father, but you can tell him he is wrong for what he is doing to this country’

The Independent UK

Eighty-eight Corporate Leaders Endorse Harris For Continued 'Strength' Of Democracy, Economy

Letter signers include Yelp, Snap and Box CEOs, media empire heir James Murdoch, former CEOs of PepsiCo, Lyft and Merck

International Business Times

No, you shouldn’t give two shits about the Murdoch succession drama — it’s just swapping billionaires

‘Despite the frisson of excitement over a few stray comments from James Murdoch over the climate emergency, there’s no reason to assume he’d be significantly different from his father or brother.’

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The Conversation

Rupert Murdoch’s succession plan reveals a lot about his empire – and most of it is not pretty

Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to continue controlling his company from beyond the grave would be better labelled Project Hegemony, than Harmony, because it’s designed to cement one sibling’s dominance over the others and shield the business from possible progressive reform.

Crikey

‘So sharp he’s cut himself’: How Murdoch gained everything but satisfaction

‘Decades of framing political clout, of being the ultimate puppeteer, of the privileged lifestyle, all culminating in a Nevada courtroom having alienated three heirs.’

The Guardian - UK

Sun publisher to be searched over ‘fake security threat’ claims, court hears

NGN accused of claiming Gordon Brown had seen Rebekah Brooks’s emails to justify deleting millions of messages amid phone-hacking investigation

The National (Scotland)

The Sun publisher agrees to searches over ‘fake security threat’ allegations

THE publisher of The Sun has agreed to search for documents that may relate to allegations it invented a “fake security threat” to justify the…

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Murdoch feud isn’t about money: Lachlan’s siblings want to save the empire

Lachlan’s adult siblings clearly want to remove his board and management control to tame the wilder right-wing instincts of Fox and News Corp.

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Murdoch’s secret succession drama is a warning to rein in the super-rich

Media mogul’s bid to extend rightwing influence beyond the grave must be resisted to the last

The Guardian - AU

Nine journalists do their block over Scott Cam’s Paris Olympics appearance amid strike

Age reporter questions expense of flying TV personality to Europe while up to 90 staff are cut from newsrooms. Plus: Murdoch’s real-life succession drama

Crikey

Rupert Murdoch’s own children don’t trust him. Why should anyone else?

Why are senior Labor figures paying court to the Murdochs when Rupert’s own children clearly don’t trust or believe him?

The Guardian - US

Rupert Murdoch in secret legal battle with children over media empire – report

Billionaire media tycoon, 93, attempting to secure Lachlan Murdoch’s control rather than assets going to all children

Fortune

Tesla board chair says not paying Elon Musk is unfair—‘Put yourself in his shoes’

Investors will vote on the Tesla CEO’s $56 billion stock option package next week.

Fortune

Elon Musk can’t just ask ‘his brother and his besties’ to pay him $46 billion, NYC comptroller says

Comptroller Brad Lander said the Tesla CEO’s pay package is “outrageously large and insufficiently governed” at a meeting of investors on Tuesday.

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