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Aged Care Minister Anika Wells says our growing ageing population means an aged care levy should be part of funding discussions, and former Coalition-now independent MP Gareth Ward will not be barred from NSW Parliament.

Crikey

Oregon is invested in Fox Corp. and is investigating its board over bogus election fraud claims

Oregon’s attorney general has announced she has begun investigating the board of directors of Fox Corp. for breaching its fiduciary duties by allowing Fox News to broadcast false claims about the 2020 presidential election

The Independent UK

Kerry Stokes’ gamble on Ben Roberts-Smith backfires as Seven bets on Bruce Lehrmann

The former Coalition staffer, who denies claims by Brittany Higgins, will appear on Seven’s Spotlight program on Sunday to tell ‘his side of the story’. Plus: Crikey celebrates a legal win

The Guardian - AU

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A win for the press, a big loss for Ben Roberts-Smith: what does this judgment tell us about defamation law?

At the heart of the spectacular defamation trial brought by decorated Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith were two key questions.

The Conversation

Sumner Redstone: the other media baron who inspired Succession was more toxic and dysfunctional than Logan Roy

Just before the third season of the hit HBO television show Succession began, the show’s creator, Jesse Armstrong, was asked (again) what it was about real-life media tycoons Sumner Redstone and Rupert Murdoch that drove him to create a TV series about a fictional media family that bore some resemblances…

The Conversation

Fox News Ponders Major Post Tucker Carlson Primetime Shakeup: Sean Hannity Moves to 8 p.m., Laura Ingraham Out (Breathless Reports)

With its trademark siren blaring, the Drudge Report also says Jesse Waters and Greg Gutfeld will get primetime promotions

Broadcasting & Cable

Roger Ailes’s widow says Murdochs have ‘wreaked havoc’ on Fox News

Wife of former CEO forced out over sexual harassment allegations says Rupert Murdoch lacks her husband’s ‘genius’

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Roger Ailes’s wife publicly attacks the Murdochs amid Tucker Carlson fallout

Elizabeth Ailes refers to Rupert Murdoch’s sons as characters from English nursery rhyme

The Independent UK

Fox News hit with new defamation lawsuit after massive settlement

Nina Jankowicz was former executive director of government division dealing with disinformation threats to national security

The Independent UK

Lachlan Murdoch explains why Fox News settled Dominion case for $787m

Lachlan Murdoch says Fox paid $787m to settle a lawsuit on its reporting to avoid a divisive trial and lengthy appeals process

The Independent UK

First Thing: Jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused columnist E Jean Carroll

Verdict for first time legally brands a former US president as a sexual predator but clears Trump of rape. Plus, can New York’s Carbone survive its own success?

The Guardian - UK

Lachlan Murdoch explains settlement, says no change at Fox

Lachlan Murdoch says Fox paid $787 million to settle a lawsuit on its reporting to avoid a divisive trial and lengthy appeals process

The Independent UK

Lachlan Murdoch: After Huge Dominion Settlement, Fox News Faces a 'Fundamentally Different' Legal Challenge With Smartmatic

Unlike with Dominion, CEO says Fox will be able to tout its First Amendment rights as a 'news organization' as it faces another libel suit from another voting machine maker

Broadcasting & Cable

Fox reports $54m loss for first three months of 2023

Company says loss is mostly ‘due to charges associated with legal settlement’ in Dominion case

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The Street

Fox News Reveals Action Plan After Tucker Carlson Departure

Amid turmoil, Fox Corporation has a strategy.

Broadcasting & Cable

Dominion Settlement Leaves Fox With $54 Million Q3 Loss

Revenues rose 18% to $4.08 billion thanks to Super Bowl

WEKU

Fox isn't in the apology business. That could cost it a ton of money

When Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch addressed investors on Tuesday, he did not apologize for the events that led to a $787 million settlement over the broadcasting of election-related falsehoods.

The Independent UK

The Murdochs chatted to Zelensky before firing Tucker Carlson

Rupert Murdoch was reportedly “disturbed” with Mr Carlson’s stance on Ukraine

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Newsroom.co.nz

Goliath News Corp is wounded but challenges remain

In one of the world’s most tightly held media industries, one smaller voice struck a blow for freedom of expression, writes Alexandra Wake

Crikey

How the Dominion case shaped Murdoch v Crikey — and offered a new defence

Across the Pacific, a much larger defamation case between Dominion and Fox News unfolded spectacularly, and helped inform a new approach.

Crikey

How a small legal concession made a massive change to the dimensions of Murdoch v Crikey

As the March trial date drew near, Murdoch suddenly sought to amend his case. The consequences were enormous.

360info

One Goliath is wounded but challenges remain

In one of the world’s most tightly-held media industries, one smaller voice struck a blow for freedom of expression.

ABC News

Tucker Carlson was a powerful conservative and a friend to Donald Trump. Why is he out at Fox News?

Ever since Tucker Carlson was pushed off his prime-time perch, rumours have swirled about why Fox News would get rid of its most powerful pundit.

The Guardian - UK

‘Blood in the water’: where next for the Murdoch empire, and what about the succession?

Fox News settlement seen as ‘moment of weakness’ that puts focus on mogul’s heirs and their future

Fortune

What the Dominion settlement could mean for four Fox board members

The Dominion lawsuit against Fox News should prompt board directors to think about their personal liabilities.

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