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Why legacy media brands still matter in the UK’s ‘social media election’

For decades, the front pages of newspapers have documented iconic campaign moments. Now, many think that the internet (particularly social media platforms) is where an election is won or lost. Some have even dubbed this year’s general election the “TikTok election”.

The Conversation

The Washington Post's leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn't fly in the US

A trio of extraordinary stories are increasing the pressure on The Washington Post's new leadership, along with highlighting the differences in journalism practices in England and the United States

The Independent UK

Playwright James Graham: ‘We’re still living in Thatcher’s country’

As his stage adaptation of ‘Boys from the Blackstuff’ transfers from the National to the West End, Britain’s leading political playwright – and busiest writer in the country – talks politics, football, Harvey Weinstein and work addiction with Ellie Harrison

The Independent UK

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Tory press know influence is waning but tread careful line before election

Gone are the days when Rupert Murdoch’s favour swayed the vote but newspapers still hold power over party’s future

The Guardian - UK

‘The quality of the writing was clear as a bell’: the astonishing talent of Dennis Potter

The trailblazing dramatist, who died in 1994 at 59, was celebrated for his extraordinary creativity, but also had work banned by the BBC. His peers discuss his legacy – and that extraordinary final interview

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Murdoch goes soppy (again) and UK leaders get awkward

Plus: Posh Spice’s parenting and the white British male love-in at the Washington Post

The Guardian - UK

Washington Post CEO ‘tried to kill stories about his role in UK hacking scandal’

Months after William Lewis took charge as the chief executive of the Washington Post, controversies have spiralled at the American publication with its executive editor Sally Buzbee reportedly exiting the newsroom after Lewis’s attempts to kill stories about his alleged involvement in a UK phone hacking scandal.

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Even ‘magic’ and ‘miracles’ not beyond Rupert Murdoch as The Australian marks its 60th birthday

The masthead goes all out to flatter its boss before his arrival, lauding ‘a paper like no other’. Plus: ABC breaches its standards on brumbies reporting

The Guardian - AU

Why is a group of billionaires working to re-elect Trump?

Oligarchs like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel aren’t just hostile to progressivism. They’re hostile to American democracy itself

The Guardian - US

Rupert Murdoch Marries Again At Age 93

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has married for the fifth time at age 93, tying the knot with a retired molecular biologist a quarter century younger than him.

International Business Times

Rupert Murdoch marries for the fifth time

Media magnate weds Russian-born retired molecular biologist, Elena Zhukova, at a ceremony in California.

Al Jazeera

Rupert Murdoch ties the knot for the 5th time in ceremony at his California vineyard

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who is 93, has married for the fifth time

The Independent UK

Rightwing media mogul Rupert Murdoch marries for fifth time

The 93-year-old marries 67-year-old Elena Zhukova, a retired molecular biologist

The Guardian - US

Rupert Murdoch, 93, marries for fifth time in private California ceremony to Russian bride Elena Zhukova

Media mogul weds Elena Zhukova, mother of Russian socialite and Roman Abramovich’s ex Dasha Zhukova

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch marries fifth wife Elena Zhukova at 93

The ceremony took place at media mogul’s California vineyard

Crikey

Nine’s cultural problems have been around since I was there in the 1980s

The culture of power games reported in the wake of the Darren Wick scandal is nothing new at Nine, where they’ve been going on for decades.

The Guardian - AU

Editor-in-chief of news.com.au among casualties in News Corp Australia restructure

Staff told some people will ‘regrettably leave our business’ as media empire is reorganised into three divisions

The Guardian - UK

‘I wouldn’t put it past him’: questions over whether Murdoch’s UK titles will back Starmer

Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail have endorsed Sunak but messaging is more nuanced in Murdoch’s Sun and Times

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The Guardian - UK

The rightwing media aim to save Britain from Labour. They’re also desperate to save themselves

None of them are enthusiastic about Starmer or Sunak. And all are anxious about what comes next, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - AU

News Corp editors try to impress as Rebekah Brooks and Lachlan Murdoch land in Sydney

The editor-in-chief of the Australian rolls out questionable readership figures and plugs for its new true crime podcast. Plus: Seven news boss rallies the troops

The Guardian - AU

News Corp’s Rebekah Brooks joins Lachlan Murdoch in Sydney ahead of major Australian newspaper restructure

Staff brace for significant cuts as media company prepares to make moves to counter decline of print and slow advertising market

The Guardian - UK

Prince Harry fails in bid to name Rupert Murdoch in phone-hacking case

Judge rules individual allegations against Murdoch and some other executives should not be examined in trial