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Newsman or businessman? Murdoch walks tightrope in battle with Trump

Longstanding relationship between media mogul and US president is being tested amid Trump’s lawsuit against the WSJ for a story about his ties to Epstein

The Guardian - US

Trump’s budget cuts could shut down local news outlets and reduce reporting on emergencies

Donald Trump’s campaign against the “fake news” media continues largely unchecked, with a decision that is expected to reduce reporting and close down some local news stations around the US.

The Conversation

Daily Telegraph headline wrongly claiming ‘Labor backs Hamas’ breached accuracy rules, Australian Press Council finds

Murdoch tabloid headline ‘To keep peace at home, Labor backs Hamas’ wrongly presented as a statement of fact, watchdog says

The Guardian - AU

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Fox News tosses softballs at Karoline Leavitt - right after Press Secretary bans sister outlet Wall Street Journal over Epstein bombshell

Moments after Karoline Leavitt banned the Wall Street Journal from the travel press pool over its Trump-Epstein blockbuster, which prompted the president to sue Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch, Martha MacCallum decided to question Leavitt about Hunter Biden’s profane podcast appearance.

The Independent UK

Trump, Who Wants To 'Straighten Out the Press,' Sues The Wall Street Journal Over 'Fake' Epstein Letter

Whatever the merits of this particular defamation claim, the president has a long history of abusing the legal system to punish constitutionally protected speech.

Reason

JD Vance Met With Rupert Murdoch Hours Before WSJ Released Bombshell Trump-Epstein Story

Vice President JD Vance reportedly met with News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch just hours before the Wall Street Journal published a surprise story about the friendship between President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.

Latin Times

What does Donald Trump have to prove to win his WSJ lawsuit over ‘fake’ Epstein card?

Here’s what President Donald Trump would have to prove to win his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.

The Independent UK

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Donald Trump Files $10 Billion Lawsuit Against WSJ And Rupert Murdoch

President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, its parent company Dow Jones, and the umbrella company News Corp. (NASDAQ:NWSA) (NASDAQ:NWS), Rupert Murdoch and two of the paper's reporters over an article linking him to a birthday greeting allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein…

Benzinga

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over Epstein report

President follows through on libel threat over report that said he sent Epstein ‘bawdy’ birthday note and sketch

The Guardian - US

Trump sues Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch for $10bn over Epstein story

US Justice Department files a motion in Manhattan federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the Epstein cases.

Al Jazeera

Trump news at a glance: Trump sues Murdoch and WSJ for libel and slander over Epstein claims

US president’s lawsuit came just before the justice department asked a court to unseal grand jury testimony from the federal sex-trafficking investigation into the former financier. Key US politics stories from Friday 18 July

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump Sues Rupert Murdoch Over Wall Street Journal’s Epstein Birthday Note

Donald Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, and WSJ reporters over a story linking him to a note allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein.

Pedestrian.tv

Trump’s ominous warning to Rupert Murdoch and ‘his pile of garbage’ WSJ over Epstein birthday card report

The litigious president is threatening to sue the News Corp mogul in his latest shot at media coverage he dislikes

The Independent UK

Trump says he'll sue 'the ass off' Rupert Murdoch as he brands alleged risque letter to Jeffrey Epstein 'fake'

Donald Trump allegedly sent a risque birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003

Evening Standard

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Benzinga

Trump Directs Pam Bondi To Release More Epstein Documents 'Subject To Court Approval,' Threatens Legal Action Against WSJ Over Epstein Letter

President Donald Trump has asked for the release of more documents associated with the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and has also threatened to take legal action against The Wall Street Journal.

The Guardian - AU

News Corp columnist Lucy Zelić nails her political colours firmly to the mast

Interviewing Ted O’Brien on 2GB, the former sports broadcaster says she has been a ‘Liberal faithful’ for many years. Plus: how the Canberra Times portrayed Zachary Rolfe

Latin Times

Trump Says Rupert Murdoch Agreed To Kill The WSJ's Jeffrey Epstein Story But Was Published Anyway And Will Sue

President Donald Trump said Rupert Murdoch, the former CEO of News Corp, agreed to kill the Wall Street Journal article alleging he wrote a "bawdy" letter to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday

The Conversation

Australia’s university system is ‘battered’ and ‘broken’ – a new book surveys the wreckage and offers some solutions

The Australian university sector has come under considerable pressure in recent years. It is currently in a parlous state.

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The Conversation

Murdoch’s News Corp has moved into the mortgage business. Where are the regulators?

If you want to advertise a house online in Australia, you don’t have many options. Just two companies dominate the market.

The Guardian - AU

Australian influencers warned after several accounts inadvertently promote illegal offshore bookmakers

Exclusive: Leon Australia calls itself ‘Australia’s #1 Interactive Gaming and Sportsbook since 2008’ but is licensed in a tiny island off Africa

The Guardian - AU

Antoinette Lattouf judgment underlines role of News Corp’s deadline in ABC management’s ‘panic’

A text by Chris Oliver-Taylor said he was going to ‘try and beat’ story in the Oz before publication. Plus: Daily Telegraph claims ‘exclusive’ on ubiquitous news

Barchart

Is News Corp Stock Underperforming the S&P 500?

Despite News Corp’s underperformance relative to the S&P 500 over the past year, analysts remain bullish about the stock’s prospects.

The Guardian - AU

News Corp bets big on AI tools but journalists voice concerns

Company says in-house NewsGPT tool part of a look into how AI tech will ‘enhance our workplaces rather than replace jobs’. Plus: Seven West’s Origin dummy spit

The Independent UK

Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources say

Vice President JD Vance has made a brief trip to Montana to meet with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, his son Lachlan and a group of other Fox News executives

The Guardian - AU

David Marr follows Sam Maiden to the exit after Honi Soit withdraws speaking invitation

After a flattering invite to its student journalism conference, the University of Sydney newspaper changed its tune. Plus: Michael Stutchbury’s new gig

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