The Everyman's creative director 'jacked in a Cambridge law degree' to make theatre that matters "I should by rights be a millionaire by now and I was brought up on benefits - this has to matter." Liverpool Echo · Jan 27, 2023
Rupert Murdoch abandons News Corp.-Fox merger after investors push back Rupert Murdoch has abandoned his bid to reunite the two halves of his media empire. Los Angeles Times · Jan 25, 2023
Murdoch pulls plug on possible merger of News Corp., Fox Rupert Murdoch has pulled the plug on a proposal to merge his News Corp. and Fox Corp. In statements Tuesday, the companies said their boards received letters from Murdoch withdrawing the plan The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023
Afternoon Update: Inflation may have peaked at 7.8%; new PM in NZ; and South Australians eating endangered flake Economists say the RBA will likely continue to hike rates in the short term despite inflation reaching peak The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2023
Rupert Murdoch's Fox and News Corp. merger falls apart Murdoch indicated that the combination was "not optimal at this time," according to a press release from News Corp. Fortune · Jan 24, 2023
Rupert Murdoch to appear in court over $1.6bn claims Fox peddled Donald Trump 2020 ‘stolen US election’ lies Fox has argued that it had the right to report the claims of Donald Trump Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2023
Fox News contributor says network wants to move past Trump Former president’s relationship with network has been fraying for years The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
Rupert Murdoch spotted in Barbados with new girlfriend Ann-Lesley Smith New relationship comes months after media mogul’s abrupt divorce from actor and supermodel Jerry Hall The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023
Battle for succession in house of Dior: siblings jostle to seize family crown The world’s richest man, Bernard Arnault, is choosing which of his children will lead his $418bn conglomorate. Cue gold-plated intrigue and drama … The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2023
The Murdoch family trust: how the scions could battle for control The proposed Fox-News Corp merger could portend a realignment of the interests of Rupert Murdoch’s children Financial Times · Jan 9, 2023
Family call for new search after woman mistaken for Rupert Murdoch's wife murdered Muriel McKay, 55, died following a bungled kidnap plot by two brothers who mistook her for the wife of Rupert Murdoch - with Nizamodeen and Arthur Hosein, then 22 and 34, jailed for life Daily Mirror · Dec 27, 2022
Media mogul Mike Bloomberg looks to buy WSJ or WaPo: Report A merger would create a financial data and news giant, further firming up the world’s 12th-richest man’s stronghold. Al Jazeera · Dec 23, 2022
Exclusive: Bloomberg eyes WSJ-parent Dow Jones, WaPo The combination of Bloomberg and Dow Jones would create an unparalleled business news behemoth. Axios · Dec 23, 2022
Why Trump will lose in 2024: He's boring For the first season (and a half), Trump made a compelling, charismatic TV character. But the shtick has worn thin Salon · Dec 23, 2022
ABC News · Dec 21, 2022 Lachlan Murdoch seeks to sue more Crikey figures over January 6 insurrection article Media boss Lachlan Murdoch is seeking to sue more senior figures of news outlet Crikey's publisher, claiming they played a "highly-active role" in defaming him.
Tribune News Service · Dec 20, 2022 Big Tech divided and conquered to block key bipartisan bills A passionate and bipartisan legislative effort to rein in the country’s largest technology companies collapsed this week, the victim of an epic lobbying campaign by Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022 Press watchdog ducks Murdoch dinner date after deluge of Clarkson complaints Exclusive: Ipso head declines private invite after receiving 12,000 complaints about Jeremy Clarkson Sun column attacking Meghan
The National (Scotland) · Dec 16, 2022 Liz Truss rushed to meet Rupert Murdoch firm CEO within weeks of becoming PM LIZ Truss’s first external meeting as prime minister was with the head of Rupert Murdoch’s publishing firm which owns The Times and The Sun, new…
The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2022 Is Dominion’s $1.6bn defamation lawsuit a death blow for Murdoch and Fox News? The media mogul and Fox Corp are being sued for allegedly broadcasting ‘lies’ about the voting machine company
The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2022 Lachlan Murdoch’s whirlwind week: from US court testimony to Sydney Christmas party as elites rub shoulders Global head of News Corp among Murdoch’s guests. Plus: Toni Collette reveals split with husband after Daily Mail photos
The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2022 Morning Mail: citizenship cancellations ruled illegal, breast milk trade warning, ‘Rosetta Stone’ of dinosaur finds In today’s newsletter: controversial withdrawal of Australian rights from overseas prisoners is reversed; Morocco stun Spain in World Cup
The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2022 Rupert Murdoch to testify in Dominion voting machine defamation case Billionaire media mogul, 91, will sit for deposition next week about claims Fox News deliberately spread falsehoods over 2020 election
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in $1.6bn Dominion defamation case against Fox News Media tycoon’s deposition to take place remotely via videoconferencing on 13 and 14 December
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2022 The rightwing press will never back Keir Starmer – but he can win without them Things have changed since Murdoch aided Blair’s rise to power, and no Labour party leader should be in thrall to the tabloids, says the former Sun editor David Yelland
WEKU · Dec 4, 2022 Dominion to depose Fox boss Lachlan Murdoch as defamation suit heats up Lachlan Murdoch, head of Fox News' parent company, is scheduled to be deposed Monday in Dominion's $1.6 billion lawsuit against the company.