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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

The new owner of the Spectator didn’t cough up £100m just for the fun of it

Print media do face challenges but the influence they offer – especially on the right – is considerable

The Guardian - UK

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Rupert Murdoch demanded his kids give him $100 million each as a sign of respect

They all did—except for James Murdoch, who is now suing his dad for control of the News Corp empire.

Fortune

The death of printed newspapers has long been predicted – but there are still some pleasing signs of life

This piece is part of a series on the Future of Australian media. You can read the rest of the series here.

The Conversation

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

Property Website Rightmove Rejects GBP5.6 Bn Murdoch Bid

UK online property website Rightmove said Wednesday it had rejected a multi-billion-pound takeover offer from Australian peer REA Group, majority owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire.

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Murdoch to Musk: How global media power has shifted from the moguls to the big tech bros

Are we better off with tech bros who assert their influence brazenly, or old-style media moguls who exert influence under the cover of journalism?

Crikey

Succession battle for Murdoch empire to play out in secret in Nevada court

Rupert Murdoch and his oldest son, Lachlan, are seeking to strip media magnate’s other adult children of voting power

The Guardian - US

Murdoch to Musk: how global media power has shifted from the moguls to the big tech bros

Until recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon and space pioneer. Sure, he was erratic and outspoken, but his global influence was contained and seemingly under control.

The Conversation

Why are the Murdochs trying to buy UK property site Rightmove?

Eldest son Lachlan may want to repay Rupert for bid to hand him full control by protecting UK newspaper empire

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Murdoch-owned firm REA Group weighs up bid for Rightmove

UK property portal’s shares surge up to 25% in early trading amid interest from Australian property company

The Guardian - UK

Australian TV is soon to be dominated by right-wing moguls

Right-wing moguls might by the only people left willing to invest in the dying industry. It makes the role of the ABC ever more important.

Crikey

Killer asks to return to UK to help find victim’s body 55 years after murder

Nizamodeen Hosein was deported following 20 years in prison for 1969 murder of Muriel McKay

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Crikey

Dictators, a ‘love child’ and succession battle: The legal brawls of Australia’s billionaire siblings

Pretty much all of Australia’s richest heirs are having a legal battle at the moment, providing a great deal of evidence of how fabulously weird the fabulously wealthy really are.

The Conversation

An exposé of whatever-it-takes culture, Eric Beecher’s The Men Who Killed the News is an idealistic book for the times

Eric Beecher is a rare beast: a combination of journalist, media owner and idealist. In 1984, aged 33, he became the youngest-ever editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and he has worked around the world as a journalist. He is currently chair and the largest shareholder in Private Media, owner…

Crikey

How Rupert Murdoch helped create a monster — the era of Trumpism — and then lost control of it

Murdoch helped valorise Donald Trump and normalise his fraudulent claims. When he tried to discard him, Trump’ reputation only grew stronger.

Salon

SCOTUS quietly jumpstarts Project 2025

Donald Trump’s authoritarian playbook on Christian nationalism is already in motion

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Crikey

For sale: Murdoch’s grand dream, barely used. Available by subscription only

News Corp’s sale of Foxtel represents the dying embers of Rupert Murdoch’s grand plan for a global television subscription network.

The Conversation

How Rupert Murdoch helped create a monster – the era of Trumpism – and then lost control of it

You can’t help but feel sorry for Rupert Murdoch.

The Guardian - AU

New chair Kim Williams says ABC should be ‘last broadcaster standing’ and News Corp’s criticism is ‘unbalanced’

Exclusive: Former News Corp CEO says Murdoch company’s obsession with the public broadcaster is ‘fairly unhinged’ and should largely be ignored

The Guardian - AU

Linda Reynolds praises ‘fair and balanced’ Albrechtsen – but reveals she is no fan of Samantha Maiden

Liberal senator gives evidence at defamation trial about why she chose to leak confidential information to the Australian columnist. Plus: Four Corners to air exposé on Seven

Crikey

Yes, Australians should give two shits — perhaps even four — about Murdoch’s succession saga

‘Rupert’s not too fussed about the money, because it won’t be much use to him where he’s going. Paper’s flammable after all.’

Crikey

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.’

Crikey

How shrinking legacy media became captives of the gambling industry

The biggest political obstacle to banning gambling ads is the perceived power of the two remaining Australian media oligarchs: Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Stokes.

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