Rupert Murdoch
Mistakes and miscalculations: How the Murdochs and Fox got it so wrong
It has been one of the biggest legal and business debacles in the history of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
- by Jim Rutenberg, Michael S. Schmidt and Jeremy W. Peters
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Succession finale anoints the chosen one, but did you see it coming?
After five years, four seasons and 39 superbly crafted episodes, one of TV’s most acclaimed dramas has finally come to an end.
- by Karl Quinn
Move over, Murdoch. Musk’s huge fortune makes him political kingmaker
Ron DeSantis’s plan to announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter conversation with Elon Musk shows how the world’s second-richest person is increasingly setting himself up as a leading powerbroker.
- by Laura Davison and Amanda Albright
Did News Corp target the ABC and Stan Grant? The answer’s in the numbers
ABC news director Justin Stevens accused News Corp of running a deliberate campaign against the national broadcaster. Is he right?
- by Karl Quinn
Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes must repay Rupert Murdoch $188 million
The convicted fraudster and her business partner must repay the billionaire’s investment as part of restitution for their crime, a judge has ordered.
- by Gareth Corfield
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Media & marketing
Housing downturn blunts earnings at Murdochs’ News Corp
News Corporation says a previously announced cost-cutting drive will produce bigger savings than first thought, while income slides on weaknesses in segments such as real estate and Australian news publishing.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Clancy Yeates
‘Absolute disregard for truth’: Fox News hit with another defamation suit
Nina Jankowicz claims she was repeatedly demeaned and defamed on Fox over several months last year. Her lawsuit highlights the continued legal threats for Rupert Murdoch’s news network.
- by Jim Rutenberg and Steven Lee Myers
Opinion
Lachlan Murdoch
Murdoch’s landmines: Some you see, others you don’t
The trouble with landmines is that no one knows when they will explode and how damaging they can be, but Fox Corp investors should brace for more pain.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Lachlan Murdoch explains $1.2b settlement, says Fox News won’t change ‘successful strategy’
The Fox Corp chief has explained the decision to settle the Dominion lawsuit and denies Fox News will shift direction following the exit of Tucker Carlson.
- by David Bauder
Tucker Carlson wants to get back on TV soon. But there is one big obstacle
Tucker Carlson is making it clear to people close to him that he would like to be back on the air somewhere soon. But he needs something from his former employer.
- by Jeremy W. Peters and Benjamin Mullin
How a Murdoch-backed media start-up built on drugs, sex and war reporting crumbled
After months of struggling to find a buyer, Vice – a start-up once valued at $US5.7 billion – is reportedly preparing for bankruptcy.
- by James Warrington