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Why do billionaires SLAPP journalists? Because they can*

Those journalists and activists targeted by the mega-wealthy with SLAPP (strategic litigation against public participation) are fighting back, but it requires deep pockets.

Crikey

Steve Price’s article claiming ‘minority’ white male status prompts press council complaints

News Corp columnist framed himself as among a minority of white men who could no longer voice their opinion

The Guardian - AU

Chris Dawson verdict a big moment for the Australian’s podcast, but redundancies thin ranks

Swathes of national broadsheet devoted to covering guilty verdict in Teacher’s Pet case, while behind the scenes many staff packed up their desks. Plus: date night for Morrison and Murray

The Guardian - AU

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Emily Townsend and Alex Hillman publicly quit their jobs for climate change. Here's what happened next

Emily Townsend very publicly quit her job at News Corp over its bushfire and climate change reporting. She thought she was burning her bridges. Then the messages arrived.

ABC News

Labor and Murdoch, a match made in silence

Labor hasn’t commented on the prime minister’s reported meeting with Lachlan Murdoch. But if it has met with the News Corp billionaire, why is the government dealing with such a company?

Crikey

Mind the gap

Workplace Minister Tony Burke is keen on industry-wide enterprise bargaining, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the National Press Club today as he reaches his first 100 days in office.

Crikey

News Corp cartoonists disappointed at News Corp Australia decision to cancel comic strips

The tradition of leafing through a newspaper to get to the comic strips is about to become a thing of the past for News Corp Australia's readers.

ABC News

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‘What game is he playing?’: Lachlan Murdoch, Trump’s election lies and the legal fight against a small Australian website

Observers say a showdown between the minnow and the monolith has been looking ‘increasingly inevitable’

The Guardian - AU

‘Why is the government so scared?’: Sarah Hanson-Young demands action on media diversity report

Two successive governments have not formally responded to the eight-month-old media diversity committee report.

Crikey

Labor’s deafening silence on Murdoch meeting

If it’s true that the three most powerful people in the government met with Lachlan Murdoch on Wednesday, what does that say about lobbying and influence in Australia?

Crikey

Why Fox News and Foxtel need to swim with the stream(ing)

Streaming is a competitive market for people’s attention — and Murdoch media has its work cut out to compete with the likes of Netflix, Disney and TikTok.

Crikey

Meningococcal spread despite lockdowns

A new study shows the meningococcal virus increased its spread in 2020 despite restrictive COVID-19 lockdowns.

AAP

The gig is up

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke says gig work is spreading from food deliveries to healthcare and it’s a ‘cancer’ on the economy, and anti-vax Novak Djokovic won’t play the US Open.

Crikey

No accounting for Qantas crying poor, not with its solid cash flow and $3.3bn in the bank

The headlines say Qantas has recorded a loss of $1.9 billion. Yet it has launched a $400 million share buyback and holds $3.3 billion in cash. Go figure

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Crikey

Andrew Bolt wouldn’t have sued Crikey

The News Corp veteran had his say on the legal stoush between his employer and ‘far-left internet gossip magazine’ Crikey.

Crikey

Why the nation needs to break up News Corp — and how News Corp has shown us the way

The case for breaking up News Corp is clear — but what is the best mechanism for doing so? Fortunately, the Murdochs have already given it to us.

Crikey

From then to now: the biggest moment in Crikey’s 22-year history

Crikey founder Stephen Mayne has spent two decades taking shots from Australia’s media barons, and praises the ‘crazy-brave’ tactic of taking on Lachlan Murdoch.

The New Daily

Remember Quaden Bayles? He’s now a star on the rise, thanks to Mad Max director George Miller

After watching a distressing bullying episode in 2020 of Indigenous boy Quaden Bayles, Mad Max director George Miller offered him small roles in two films.

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Lachlan Murdoch sues publisher Crikey's owners for defamation

The News Corp and Fox chairman launches proceedings in the Federal Court after Crikey challenged him to sue the publisher this week.

The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch files defamation action against Australian independent news outlet Crikey

Claim lodged by co-chairman of News Corp names news website, politics editor Bernard Keane and editor-in-chief Peter Fray as respondents

Crikey

American media calls out Murdoch influence on January 6 riots — in stark terms

The idea that the Murdochs are linked to the January 6 insurrection is unexceptionable in the United States: some of its highest-profile commentators have called it out.

The New Daily

Sue us: Crikey tells Lachlan Murdoch to make good on legal threats in New York Times letter

Independent media outlet Crikey has invited News Corp exec Lachlan Murdoch to sue them, arguing defamation is being used to "silence the media".

Crikey

Why I’d write an even stronger story today about Murdoch, Fox and Trump

It’s a simple fact that the Murdoch family, via Fox News, helped create the conditions for the January 6 insurrection in the United States. And it’s important to say it.

Crikey

Standing up for the free press: here’s what abuse of media power looks like in Australia

Today Crikey is publishing a series of lengthy legal demands by Lachlan Murdoch’s lawyers. Here’s why.

Daily Mirror

Michael Masi reportedly set to land first job since controversial Formula 1 exit

Former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi sensationally lost his job following the controversial finish to the 2021 season between title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

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