Police start new search for remains of murdered Muriel McKay Victim died in kidnap-for-ransom in Hertfordshire 54 years ago after being mistaken for then-wife of Rupert Murdoch The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2024
Muriel McKay: Police digging at farm in new search for remains of kidnapped woman Muriel McKay was kidnapped after she was mistaken to be the wide of media mogul Rupert Murdoch Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2024
Everything we know as Prince Harry to appear in ITV phone hacking scandal documentary ‘Tabloids on Trial’ Hugh Grant, Liz Hurley, Elton John, Paul Gascoigne and Steve Coogan will also feature in the ITV documentary The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024
Battle resumes to take control of Telegraph – and the Tory soul After year in ownerless limbo, Conservative party’s bible goes up for sale in second auction next week The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024
Tory Maguire defends Nine CEO’s trip to Greece as reporters seethe over job cuts Nine staff ask managing director of publishing if Mike Sneesby failed to ‘face the music’ after announcing job cuts. Plus: Andrew Probyn unloads on ABC The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2024
Millions go to the polls in general election – as it happened Polling stations opened at 7am, with voting taking place until 10pm on Thursday night The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024
‘Tories braced for bleak night’: what the papers say as the UK votes After six weeks, general election campaigning has come to an end and Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak have made their final pitches to the country The Guardian - AU · Jul 4, 2024
The Sun backs Labour on eve of election as Times also offers cautious support After years of critical coverage, tabloid backs Labour for first election since 2005, saying: ‘It is time for a change’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024
Not the Sun wot won it: what Murdoch’s half-hearted, last-minute endorsements mean for Labour Leaving it as late as editorially possible, the Sun has endorsed Labour. With an election day front page saying it’s “time for a change”, the Murdoch-owned tabloid says the Conservatives “have become a divided rabble, more interested in fighting themselves than running the country”. The Conversation · Jul 3, 2024
The Sun newspaper backs Labour in blow to Rishi Sunak The paper has previously backed the Tories since 2009 Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2024
Sainsbury’s boss says rate cuts needed to spur consumer spending; eurozone inflation dips to 2.5% – as it happened Simon Roberts says consumer caution ‘not surprising given everything households have been through in the cost of living crisis’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp launches Netflix rival Tubi in UK Service offers more than 20,000 films and TV shows on-demand to compete with popular streaming platforms The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024
Debating whether Julian Assange is a journalist is irrelevant. He changed journalism forever But he didn’t foresee that lies, conspiracy theories and misinformation would ride the internet as easily as truth and transparency The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2024
How Bolloré, the ‘French Murdoch’, carried Le Pen’s far right to the brink of power French tycoon Vincent Bolloré has put his sprawling media empire at the service of the country’s nationalist right, precipitating a rightward shift in French politics. Pulling strings from behind the scenes in the manner of Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire corporate raider has orchestrated an alliance of bitter right-wing rivals in… France 24 · Jun 27, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2024 King and Queen knocked off Tatler ‘power’ list by Duke and Duchess of Westminster Last year saw Charles and Camilla top the list following the King’s coronation
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2024 Britain’s most influential people named in new Social Power Index list List is said to identify ‘where the real power lies in British society’
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024 The wife of a Murdoch executive has been missing since the Sixties – will her body now be found? When kidnappers broke into the home of Alick McKay in 1969, they thought they were abducting Rupert Murdoch’s wife Anna. Instead, they took Muriel McKay, the wife of one of Murdoch’s executives, who was never seen again. As police confirm a date to dig for her remains, David James Smith…
The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2024 US and UK journalism are different. But they’re going to get a lot more similar Although the Washington Post uproar has highlighted cultural differences, we’re probably heading to the same place
The Conversation · Jun 18, 2024 Why legacy media brands still matter in the UK’s ‘social media election’ For decades, the front pages of newspapers have documented iconic campaign moments. Now, many think that the internet (particularly social media platforms) is where an election is won or lost. Some have even dubbed this year’s general election the “TikTok election”.
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024 The Washington Post's leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn't fly in the US A trio of extraordinary stories are increasing the pressure on The Washington Post's new leadership, along with highlighting the differences in journalism practices in England and the United States
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024 Playwright James Graham: ‘We’re still living in Thatcher’s country’ As his stage adaptation of ‘Boys from the Blackstuff’ transfers from the National to the West End, Britain’s leading political playwright – and busiest writer in the country – talks politics, football, Harvey Weinstein and work addiction with Ellie Harrison
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024 Tory press know influence is waning but tread careful line before election Gone are the days when Rupert Murdoch’s favour swayed the vote but newspapers still hold power over party’s future
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024 ‘The quality of the writing was clear as a bell’: the astonishing talent of Dennis Potter The trailblazing dramatist, who died in 1994 at 59, was celebrated for his extraordinary creativity, but also had work banned by the BBC. His peers discuss his legacy – and that extraordinary final interview
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024 Digested week: Murdoch goes soppy (again) and UK leaders get awkward Plus: Posh Spice’s parenting and the white British male love-in at the Washington Post
Newslaundry · Jun 7, 2024 Washington Post CEO ‘tried to kill stories about his role in UK hacking scandal’ Months after William Lewis took charge as the chief executive of the Washington Post, controversies have spiralled at the American publication with its executive editor Sally Buzbee reportedly exiting the newsroom after Lewis’s attempts to kill stories about his alleged involvement in a UK phone hacking scandal.