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The Hack review – David Tennant is a class act in sprawling ITV phone-hacking drama that tries to do too much

3/5 Jack Thorne, who wrote ‘Toxic Town’ and ‘Adolescence’, is back again with a show that might have worked better as two separate stories

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025

Lawsuits, cancellations and bullying: Trump is systematically destroying press freedom

United States President Donald Trump is well advanced in his systematic campaign to undermine the American media and eviscerate its function of holding him and others in power to account.

The Conversation · Sep 23, 2025

Australia may have to choose between a Chinese TikTok and one owned by Trump’s billionaire backers

Expert raises concerns about what US TikTok deal could mean for News Corp’s ‘worrying dominance’ in Australian media

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2025

The Hack: the true story behind the phone hacking ITV drama starring David Tennant

It’s a long and sordid story of illegal activity

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2025

Trump reveals that Murdochs and tech billionaires could take part in TikTok deal

Trump’s disclosure is the latest twist in a fast-moving potential deal to keep TikTok operating in the US.

Euronews · Sep 22, 2025

Trump Names Lachlan Murdoch, Larry Ellison And Michael Dell As Key Investors In TikTok Deal, Praises Group As 'American Patriots'

On Sunday, President Donald Trump said media mogul Lachlan Murdoch and tech leaders Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison and Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) CEO Michael Dell will take part as investors in a proposed deal to transfer TikTok's U.S. operations from Chinese parent ByteDance to American ownership.

Benzinga · Sep 22, 2025

TikTok Tug-of-War: Trump Enlists Media Moguls and Tech Tycoons in Bid to Control App

A new consortium of billionaires including Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, and Michael Dell has emerged as the frontrunner to take control of TikTok's US operations. This article examines the implications and the future of the social media giant.

International Business Times UK · Sep 22, 2025

‘We should have been shouting about this earlier’: David Tennant on his shocking TV show about phone hacking

He went to court over having his phone tapped, and now he’s starring in ITV’s look at the Guardian’s investigation into the scandal. Tennant and writer Jack Thorne open up about this ‘immensely troubling’ story that is far from over

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025

Trump news at a glance: president calls Charlie Kirk a ‘martyr’ at memorial

President says ‘I hate my opponents’; Kirk’s widow forgives shooter; Murdochs could be part of TikTok deal – key US politics stories from 21 September at a glance

The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2025

Trump says Lachlan Murdoch part of proposed TikTok deal

Murdoch will be part of a group of US investors – including Trump allies – trying to take over TikTok’s US operations.

Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2025