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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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My flirtation with Murdoch only lasted two years before my moral compass became too dysfunctional

In this exclusive extract from his new book, Eric Beecher describes his first exposure to the subterranean world of media moguldom.

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Watch Hong Kong (not Reno) to understand what News Corp is really up to

News Corp’s Wall Street Journal has sacked a reporter who was elected head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association. In doing so, the company has shown once and for all just which side it’s on.

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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.

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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…

The National (Scotland)

Murdoch feud isn’t about money: Lachlan’s siblings want to save the empire

Lachlan’s adult siblings clearly want to remove his board and management control to tame the wilder right-wing instincts of Fox and News Corp.

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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

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Are the lives of Rupert Murdoch and Succession’s Logan Roy inching closer?

A secret legal battle between the media mogul and his children is evoking parallels with his TV counterpart

The Guardian - UK

What You Need to Know Ahead of News Corp's Earnings Release

News Corporation is expected to release its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings next month, and analysts project a single-digit profit increase.

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OpenAI's SearchGPT Is Coming For Google Search; Here Are The Features That Will Reportedly Make It Better

OpenAI's SearchGPT challenges Google's search dominance. New AI-powered tool offers faster, more interactive search.

International Business Times UK

Nine journalists do their block over Scott Cam’s Paris Olympics appearance amid strike

Age reporter questions expense of flying TV personality to Europe while up to 90 staff are cut from newsrooms. Plus: Murdoch’s real-life succession drama

The Guardian - AU

Rupert Murdoch’s own children don’t trust him. Why should anyone else?

Why are senior Labor figures paying court to the Murdochs when Rupert’s own children clearly don’t trust or believe him?

Crikey

Meet Rupert Murdoch’s nepo babies fighting for control of dad’s multibillion-dollar media empire

The patriarch of Fox and News Corp. appears to have chosen a favorite.

Fortune

Rupert Murdoch locked in secret legal battle with children over future of media empire

Murdoch bidding to secure right-leaning future of media empire

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Rupert Murdoch going to court to push 3 of his kids out of News Corp, Fox empires

Court documents show Murdoch wants to give more voting rights to his conservative son, and CEO of Fox, Lachlan.

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Are Fox and News Corp the only viable business models?

The legal case currently enveloping the Murdochs is about much more than a family spat.

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Who are the other Murdoch siblings?

Who are James, Elisabeth and Prudence Murdoch, and why is Rupert trying to stop them influence News Corp’s future?

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Let’s take a look at some of the assets up for grabs in Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Project Harmony’

Fox Corp is the key asset because of Fox News. But what else are the Murdoch kids fighting over?

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Rupert is still the most incorrigible manipulator of power in moguldom’s long history

Rupert Murdoch remains the mogul’s mogul, a brutal practitioner of the darkest arts of making money at all costs. Those dark arts now include a legal battle against three of his own children, in public.

The Guardian - AU

Man dies after trying to drive truck on to NSW ferry; global sea ice levels hit record low – as it happened

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Big names chopped as News Corp redundancies hit newspapers and national reporting team

Murdoch’s Australian arm has quietly slashed tens of millions of dollars in costs to counter a slow advertising market and loss of revenue from Meta deal

The Guardian - AU

Nine CEO urges staff to ‘get into the Olympic spirit’ – but doesn’t mention he will keep the flame burning in Paris

Mike Sneesby will run in the torch relay on top of hosting advertisers. Plus: Joe Hockey turns Trump expert for Sky News

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As US media billionaires lean towards Trump, they’re facing some insider pushback

American media moguls are falling in line behind the Republican nominee. Do they really believe he’ll be better for business, or do they just fear speaking out against him?

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The secret sources the media use to spice up the political narrative of their choice

Media organisations like News Corp have mastered the art of the anonymous insider quote. But who does that sort of journalism really serve?

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French left snatch victory

Marine Le Pen is on track to lose the second round of French parliamentary elections, and the Coalition leads Labor in NSW.

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