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Rupert Murdoch loses legal bid to overhaul family trust

The move would have changed the voting power of his less conservative children over his media empire.

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch loses legal bid to overhaul family trust in real-life 'Succession' battle

The move would have changed the voting power of his less conservative children over his media empire

Evening Standard

Is this the beginning of the end for Rupert’s empire?

Where does this bombshell finding leave the future of the century-old conservative media empire — one that meddles ferociously in the politics of the US, the UK and Australia?

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Why Murdoch’s succession case could be major blow to his rightwing legacy

Court ruling could mean that more liberal Murdochs may have say in content from world’s most powerful conservative media empire

The Guardian - US

Murdoch Loses 'Succession' Battle For Son's Control Of Media Empire: Report

Rupert Murdoch's audacious bid to cement his eldest's son's control over one of the world's most influential media empires has failed, a US report said Monday.

International Business Times

Rupert Murdoch fails to change trust to solidify power for eldest son Lachlan

A Nevada commissioner found that Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan had acted in ’bad faith’ in their effort to amend the trust and strip voting power away from three other children

The Independent UK

Murdoch fails to amend family trust in court succession saga: Report

Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, is seeking to put his son Lachlan in control of empire.

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Rupert Murdoch Suffers Defeat in Real-Life Succession Drama Sparked by an Episode of HBO's 'Succession'

Rupert Murdoch's attempt to secure his eldest son Lachlan's control over the family's media empire was blocked by a Nevada commissioner.

Latin Times

Rupert Murdoch loses battle to control succession to his media empire

Media mogul’s three adult children will retain control despite attempt to give his son Lachlan complete control

The Guardian - US

How GOP won: The gerrymander, again

Sure, both sides do it — but Republicans have ruthlessly redrawn the maps to bake in a nearly unbeatable advantage

Salon

ABC inboxes flooded with fan abuse after Kim Williams’ criticism of Joe Rogan

ABC chair’s comments that ‘people like Mr Rogan prey on vulnerabilities’ sparks furious response. Plus: lean times for awards ceremonies

The Guardian - AU

Elon Musk’s team-up with Donald Trump is different to how media barons operated in the past. Here’s why

Elon Musk’s regular posts of strong support for president-elect Donald Trump on his social media platform X and his expected role within the new US administration present a rolling live case study on the role of social media within public and political debate.

The Conversation

Fox attorneys seek to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over reporting of vote rigging allegations in 2020

Attorneys for Fox Corp. are asking a Delaware judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to hold current and former company officials personally liable for the financial fallout from Fox News reports regarding alleged vote rigging in the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Murdoch family retains majority control of News Corp after shareholder vote

Activist investor Starboard Value had challenged ownership structure, as Murdoch family controls 41% of company votes

The Guardian - US

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‘Trump’s network’: Fox News is riding high after election night blowout

With one of its hosts to lead the US military, the Trump-boosting news channel is looking forward to the next four years

Crikey

In Trump’s clique, tech bros have usurped the Murdochs. Will that change?

As billionaire oligarchs have lined up to tip their hat to the godfather-elect, one name has been conspicuously missing: the Murdoch princeling Lachlan.

Crikey

The hunting of the elites: How right-wingers created the class they rail against

Who are the ‘elites’ defeated by Trump? Try to get to grips with this trope of right-wing commentary, and it vanishes like smoke.

The Independent UK

Trump returns to Truth Social with first post since winning presidential election – and he isn’t holding back

Trump had been unusually silent on his social media platform since the election results rolled in

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The Guardian - US

Election night on Fox News: hosts laud Trump as ‘phoenix from the ashes’

As results rolled in, Bret Baier and his conservative colleagues reflected on ‘the greatest comeback in history’

Salon

After the collapse of civil courage

The collapse of civil courage in the Trump era is a historical parallel to Nazi Germany

The Guardian - UK

Trump may become president again – but he’s already a useful idiot to the mega rich

They make nice with him when it suits, ridicule him when he’s not listening. Their lives are money and gossip – with him they get both, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Al Jazeera

What is the history of newspaper endorsements and can they swing elections?

The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times are at the centre of a heated debate about endorsement and press freedom.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The perilous position of the Brit in charge at the Washington Post

Damned if he comes out for Harris, damned if he doesn’t. There’s nothing wrong with being neutral in an election but Will Lewis left it too late

The Guardian - UK

The BBC has rehabilitated Michael Gove from Brexit hysteric into genial radio jock

In handing him his own series, the corporation is relaunching yet another failed politician

The Guardian - UK

From Rupert Murdoch to Thom Yorke: the growing backlash to AI

Media mogul and leading artists join fight to stop tech firms using creative works for free as training data

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