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The battle over Murdoch's media empire

The media mogul's bid to give his son Lachlan control over his Fox News media empire failed

Salon · Dec 13, 2024

Can billionaire media moguls be trusted in Trump’s America?

The new gatekeepers use ‘trust’ to discredit the press and talk about removing bias with AI - distracting us from their own shift to the right

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2024

The Guardian view on the Murdoch family drama: mogul’s death could imitate art

Events in a US court reveal a story that rivals HBO’s Succession with a patriarch’s waning control, sibling rivalries and a media empire at stake

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024

Rupert Murdoch’s children started 'secretly discussing' the future of his empire after seeing a ‘Succession’ episode

The plans were “intended to help avoid a real-life repeat” of the hit HBO show.

Fortune · Dec 10, 2024

Murdoch loses bid to change family trust

Murdoch tried to give his son Lachlan control of his media empire to preserve Fox News’ conservative slant

Salon · Dec 10, 2024

The Succession scene that sparked the Murdochs' court case turmoil: how life imitated art imitating life

Leaks from a court case in Nevada have revealed the Murdoch children are locked in a new battle for control of their father’s media empire... and Succession may have kickstarted it

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2024

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 · Dec 10, 2024

Murdoch loses attempt to overhaul family trust in real-life ‘Succession’ battle

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch had sought to hand control of his news empire to his eldest son Lachlan.

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

Rupert Murdoch loses attempt to overhaul family trust in real-life 'Succession' battle

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch had sought to hand control of his news empire to his eldest son Lachlan

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2024

Tuesday briefing: What happened when the doors of Syria’s most notorious prison were finally opened

In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s William Christou was the first western journalist to gain access to Sednaya prison. He reflects on what he saw

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024