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Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall set to divorce – report

Billionaire media baron, 91, to split from model and actor wife, 65, he married in London in 2016, New York Times reports

The Guardian - US · Jun 22, 2022

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and model Jerry Hall are reportedly divorcing

The split is the 91-year-old media mogul’s fourth divorce

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Judge nixes Fox bid to toss voting suit

Murdoch reportedly knew Trump's fraud claims were lies but let Fox broadcast them anyway

Salon · Jun 22, 2022

Will News Corp change its approach after Labor's election win? Not if the US example is anything to go by

In 1953, the Communist East German regime quashed a widespread uprising and afterwards admonished the protesters, saying the government had lost confidence in the people. In a famous satirical poem, left-wing author Bertolt Brecht said that, if so, perhaps the government could dissolve the people and elect a new lot.

The Conversation · May 29, 2022

Elizabeth Holmes urges judge to overturn verdict and acquit her

Elizabeth Holmes asked a judge to toss out her conviction, claiming no rational juror could have found her guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud beyond a reasonable doubt.

Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022

Franz Kafka warned us about Fox News

If we show our children pictures of enemies with "sharp pointed teeth," Kafka told us, they "run into our arms"

Salon · May 28, 2022

Goodbye to the age of rage: why Piers Morgan’s outrage journalism is flopping

With sobering crises like Ukraine and the cost of living, it’s no surprise the appetite for venting behind a microphone is waning, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

Piers Morgan's flagship TalkTV show humiliated as ratings hit lowest level yet

PIERS Morgan’s new show is attracting pitifully small viewer numbers in a blow its Rupert Murdoch-owned channel.

The National (Scotland) · May 19, 2022

Far from having a leftwing bias, the ABC has been tamed by cuts and incessant attacks

Under the Coalition, the national broadcaster has been domesticated to the point of overcorrecting for perceived partisanship

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2022

As News Corp goes 'rogue' on election coverage, what price will Australian democracy pay?

What does a democracy do when a dominant news media organisation goes rogue during an election campaign?

The Conversation · May 8, 2022