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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 7 - The Untold Story

Rupert Murdoch loses his legal battle, leaving future of media empire in the balance

In the seemingly never-ending psychodrama surrounding Rupert Murdoch and his family, life has imitated art. Again.

The Conversation

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

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

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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.

Al Jazeera

Gas warfare: News Corp tabloids’ week of energy doom ends with an anointed saviour

Front-page campaign, paid for by the gas industry, has been labelled ‘propaganda’. Plus: InDaily layoffs delivered to staff in fancy dress

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: firm with fossil fuel links advises on climate policy, teen radicalisation warning, (not) the Christmas weather forecast

Federal climate change department outsourced work to consultancy with known links to oil and gas companies

The Guardian - AU

Greens to call Murdoch executives before Senate inquiry into greenwashing

Gas-industry sponsored series of stories presented as news on front page of News Corp newspapers

The Guardian - AU

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How can News Corp call its gas splash an ‘exclusive’ and a ‘special report’ when it’s paid for by industry?

Readers led to believe a short-on-facts advertorial exhorting government to let companies extract more gas is straight news coverage

The Guardian - AU

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

If so many experts oppose a social-media age ban, why is the government intent on rushing it through?

Labor has been at pains to say people won’t need digital ID or to hand over their passport – but there’s nothing in legislation preventing it

The Guardian - AU

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

Former ambassador to US accuses unnamed Sky News Australia presenters of campaign against Kevin Rudd

Dennis Richardson claims an effort to ‘make Rudd’s life untenable’ is at play, despite others also criticising Donald Trump in the past

The Guardian - AU

SMH declares war on ‘vengeful’ News Corp over ‘campaign’ against Kevin Rudd’s US posting

News Corp unleashes tidal wave of criticism over former PM’s barbs about Donald Trump. Plus: Sammy J delights in beating Kyle and Jackie O in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU

Fox News Anchor Removed From Inauguration Duty Over Religious Tattoo

Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth removed from inauguration duty in 2021 due to a religious tattoo controversy.

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Openai Launches Chatgpt-Powered Search Engine To Compete With Google

OpenAI's ChatGPT-powered search engine challenges Google, raising concerns over misinformation and legal disputes with news outlets.

The Guardian - AU

News Corp’s The Australian pitches itself firmly in Trump tent at Madison Square Garden rally

Adam Creighton includes Rupert Murdoch’s broadsheet among 30,000 fans of former president. Plus: ABC’s top presenters reshuffle roles

The Independent UK

ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets

OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information

Evening Standard

The Standard 100: London's leading figures in Media, Fashion, the Royal Family (and those Behind the Scenes)

The Standard 100’s list of people shaping London include categories for Media and Fashion: among those named are Lachlan Murdoch, Kate Moss and Sir Ian McKellen

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

The Guardian - AU

The Hindmarsh Island bridge case is being deliberately misremembered in a new fight over the Blayney goldmine

Twenty-three years after the federal court found there was no reason to think ‘secret women’s business’ was a lie, the claim that it was is still being used to discredit what Aboriginal people say about their culture

Kiplinger

Murdochs' Dispute Highlights Benefits of Trusts in Nevada

As Murdoch family members clash over who will control voting shares in the Fox media empire, the court proceedings, in Nevada, are private.

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