Rupert Murdoch to marry for fifth time at 92: ‘I knew this would be my last’ Billionaire mogul will marry Ann Lesley Smith, 66, whom he met in September of 2022. ‘We share the same beliefs,’ Smith says The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2023
Rupert Murdoch engaged again at 92 after he 'dreaded falling in love' It comes less than a year after the billionaire media tycoon's divorce from Jerry Hall was finalised Wales Online · Mar 20, 2023
Rupert Murdoch to marry for fifth time as he announces engagement to Ann Lesley Smith News Corp billionaire says fifth marriage ‘better be’ his last, following ‘brutal’ divorce from Jerry Hall last year The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023
Rupert Murdoch, 92, engaged less than a year after Jerry Hall divorce Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch has revealed he's engaged 'for the last time' to girlfriend Ann Lesley Smith, 26 years his junior. The news comes less than a year after his divorce from Jerry Hall was finalised Daily Mirror · Mar 20, 2023
Dominion lawsuit is just the start as Fox faces losing friends – and viewers Beyond the defamation case, Fox News must reckon with an alienated audience and its waning hold over the GOP The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2023
Will Fox News settle the Dominion defamation lawsuit? First Amendment experts aren’t so sure Has the voting machine company at the centre of right-wing conspiracy theories met the extremely high bar for proving defamation by the press? Maybe, but the network says losing the case would be a blow to all media, Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023
‘Never watched it’: Rupert Murdoch answers cold email about Succession Reporter contacts Fox News owner after email address revealed in Dominion court filings – and gets a response The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2023
Rupert Murdoch claims he doesn’t watch Succession, the show he inspired ‘Never watched it’ Murdoch wrote in an email Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2023
First Thing: Everything Everywhere All at Once triumphs at Oscars Multiverse fantasy picks up seven awards including best picture and best actress while All Quiet on the Western Front wins four. Plus, long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms 20 years on The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023
National Theatre to cut back on productions after a pandemic slump Income and audience numbers plunged in the pandemic and haven’t returned Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2023
2020 US election: Why is Fox News being sued by Dominion Voting Systems? Documents in Dominions case against Fox News show evidence that Rupert Murdoch's media company knew it was peddling lies. The New Daily · Mar 13, 2023
Tucker Carlson firestorm over Trump texts threatens to engulf Fox News The network is facing a $1.6bn false-claims lawsuit – and its top star’s private texts about the ex-president are causing anguish The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2023
Is Fox News finally falling out of love with Trump? It’s complicated Court revelations of the network’s private views about the former president suggest no love lost – but experts suggest each needs the other The Guardian - US · Mar 12, 2023
Fox News grapples with revelations in defamation case NEW YORK - Can Fox News, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's influential conservative outlet, overcome its legal travails and revelations of behind-the-scenes intrigue? Bangkok Post · Mar 12, 2023
The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2023 ‘Lachlan’s in the mire’: Fox News case spells trouble for Murdoch heir Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son, who oversaw the network’s slavishly pro-Trump line, features prominently in evidence revealed in the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023 Records in Fox defamation case show pressures on reporters Documents from a defamation lawsuit against Fox News illustrate the pressures its journalists faced in the weeks after the 2020 presidential election
Salon · Mar 10, 2023 "It is not red or blue, it is green" When spreading lies, does the motive matter?
Los Angeles Times · Mar 10, 2023 Commentary: Dominion’s defamation suit keeps telling the truth about Fox News. It’s not pretty With each new revelation from filings in the $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox News, the dimensions of the hole the network is in become clearer.
Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023 Commentary: Private texts confirm: Fox isn’t a news network The newly released private messages of Fox News stars Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch, and others prove what many on the left have argued for years: that Fox is an entertainment network, not a news network.
Salon · Mar 9, 2023 Profs: Fox has no 1st Amendment defense "The motive was clearly profit," law professor says, citing "mountains of evidence"
Salon · Mar 9, 2023 Fox hates Trump but can't get rid of him Internal messages show no one in the right-wing media ecosystem likes disgraced ex-president Donald Trump
Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023 Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo is front and center in Dominion's defamation suit How do you solve a problem like Maria Bartiromo?
The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2023 Seth Meyers on Tucker Carlson: ‘The Trump hatred was coming from inside the house’ Late-night hosts discuss the Dominion’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News, showing that its hosts privately hated Trump
The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2023 Fox News produced ‘zero’ evidence to back election lie, defamation case hears Dominion Voting Systems asks judge to rule in its favour without a full trial as cable news network frames case as free speech issue
Salon · Mar 9, 2023 Tucker's a traitor — and he's not alone The more we learn about Fox News, Jan. 6 and Donald Trump, the worse it gets. There must be consequences