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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

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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.

International Business Times

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

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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

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

The Guardian - UK

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…

The Conversation

SCOTUS quietly jumpstarts Project 2025

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

Salon

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 Conversation

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

The Guardian - AU

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The Guardian - AU

Rupert, Lachlan and me: inside the Murdochs’ ‘medieval fiefdom’

Eric Beecher says he was ‘shocked’ by what he discovered during his time as editor in chief of News Corp’s Melbourne newspapers

The Guardian - UK

In brief: The Newsmongers; The Night in Venice; Vital Organs – review

An informed history of tabloid journalism; an atmospheric Edwardian-era mystery set in Italy; and a riotous study of famous people’s body parts

Evening Standard

Inside British editor Will Lewis's fight to save the Washington Post

Ex-Telegraph editor Will Lewis was hired by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos to turn round the fortunes of the iconic US title. Can he face down a staff mutiny and the ire of Prince Harry over his past lives?

The Conversation

Rupert Murdoch’s succession plan reveals a lot about his empire – and most of it is not pretty

Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to continue controlling his company from beyond the grave would be better labelled Project Hegemony, than Harmony, because it’s designed to cement one sibling’s dominance over the others and shield the business from possible progressive reform.

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The Guardian - UK

UK police special enquiry team to examine role of Washington Post chief in email deletions

Exclusive: Scotland Yard move on complaint by ex-PM Gordon Brown, who accuses Will Lewis of phone hacking ‘cover-up’ in 2011

The Conversation

Rupert Murdoch’s real succession drama − why the future of his media empire could hinge on a legal effort in Nevada

Conservative media titan Rupert Murdoch is making news again – this time, with a secretive effort to change an irrevocable trust. That trust has important ownership interests in both Fox Corp. and News Corp., so it affects broadcast news as well as The Wall Street Journal and other publications.

The Guardian - UK

Sun publisher to be searched over ‘fake security threat’ claims, court hears

NGN accused of claiming Gordon Brown had seen Rebekah Brooks’s emails to justify deleting millions of messages amid phone-hacking investigation

The National (Scotland)

The Sun publisher agrees to searches over ‘fake security threat’ allegations

THE publisher of The Sun has agreed to search for documents that may relate to allegations it invented a “fake security threat” to justify the…

Evening Standard

What's going on in the Murdochs' bitter succession fight?

He gave them $2bn each, but they want more. Now Rupert Murdoch has taken on his ‘Leftie’ kids in a US court to save his empire’s Right-wing bias and lost. Chris Blackhurst reports on a family battle

The Guardian - US

Rupert Murdoch goes to war with his children over his media empire

The move by the billionaire news mogul, 93, could have a ‘real, significant impact’ on the global media landscape

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Murdoch’s secret succession drama is a warning to rein in the super-rich

Media mogul’s bid to extend rightwing influence beyond the grave must be resisted to the last

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