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Daily Telegraph unveils Sydney’s Power 100 list. You won’t believe who’s on it

Sky News host Sharri Markson among the News Corp luminaries to make the grade. Plus: ABC boss faces hostile Coalition duo in Senate

The Guardian - AU

The ‘relentless years’: ABC has shaken off culture of fear created by external pressure, Hugh Marks tells supporters

Managing director predicts broadcaster will be stronger in 50 years’ time. Plus: Private Media chief upsets business travellers all over the world

The Guardian - AU

Crikey sacks columnist Guy Rundle for text to ABC that claimed ‘every grope is now sexual assault’

Exclusive: CEO Will Hayward calls comments ‘appalling’ and that he would ‘no longer be publishing his work’

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An exposé of whatever-it-takes culture, Eric Beecher’s The Men Who Killed the News is an idealistic book for the times

Eric Beecher is a rare beast: a combination of journalist, media owner and idealist. In 1984, aged 33, he became the youngest-ever editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and he has worked around the world as a journalist. He is currently chair and the largest shareholder in Private Media, owner…

The Conversation

From ‘crazy’ to Walkley: Australian Financial Review’s PwC tax leaks scoop takes top journalism prize

Edmund Tadros and Neil Chenoweth take home Gold Walkley while eight women honoured for outstanding contributions. Plus: Crikey job cuts

The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch pays Crikey $1.3m in legal costs over dropped defamation suit

Fox Media chief executive pays costs on condition that almost $600,000 in crowdfunding raised by Crikey will be donated to press freedom group

The Guardian - AU

Crikey’s silence deafening as Guy Rundle launches new book

The site hasn’t published anything by its correspondent-at-large since he was roundly condemned for a piece about Brittany Higgins. Plus: News Corp at odds with the press council

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Crikey issues lengthy second apology after opinion piece on Brittany Higgins

Editors of the online news outlet vow to change editorial processes after taking down controversial article

The Guardian - AU

Murdoch's decision to drop Crikey defamation case is 'best case scenario' for everyone

The legal to and fro surrounding the 2021 US Election has seen Fox News retreat from its second defamation case this week.

ABC News

The mouse that roared: how a little Australian website stared down Murdoch’s millions

Incensed by an opinion piece, Lachlan Murdoch came at Crikey with guns blazing. But in the end he walked away – for the second time in a week

The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation suit against Australian outlet after Fox News’ Dominion settlement

‘Murdoch sued us, and then dropped his case. We are proud of our stand. We won’

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: Crikey claims victory as Murdoch drops lawsuit; Queensland doubles EV rebate; and frustrating AFL coverage

Media scion discontinues case days after Fox News settled with Dominion in a separate lawsuit in the US

The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation lawsuit against Australian news website

Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch dropped a defamation lawsuit against an Australian news site over an opinion piece he said accused him of complicity in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying the defendant was trying to generate publicity.

Reuters

'We won': Murdoch drops defamation suit against Crikey

Media mogul Lachlan Murdoch has dropped his defamation lawsuit against the publishers of Crikey, who have claimed his withdrawal as a victory for free speech.

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The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation proceedings against independent Australian publisher Crikey

Move comes days after Fox reached a $US787.5m settlement with the voting equipment company Dominion in a separate defamation lawsuit

The Guardian - AU

The legal problems still overshadowing Fox News after its Dominion settlement

After its $787.5m settlement, Fox News faces lawsuits from a former employee and another voting technology company

The Guardian - AU

The voice, try and understand it: kid gloves for reporter who asks Dutton ‘is it a man or a woman?’

Opposition leader gently explains referendum proposal to 4BC’s Peter Fegan. Plus, Crikey’s bumpy ride rolls on

AAP

Crikey releases 'Trump explosion' defamation defence

Crikey has highlighted texts sent between Lachlan Murdoch, his father and Fox executives about "crazy" claims made by Donald Trump in its defamation defence.

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Frustrated judge criticises Lachlan Murdoch, Crikey in court as defamation battle drags out

A defamation battle being waged between media heir Lachlan Murdoch and the publisher of online news site Crikey appears to be driven by "ego and hubris", a judge has declared.

The Guardian - AU

Crikey examines Rupert Murdoch’s admission that Fox News hosts ‘endorsed’ US election lie

Lawyers consider implications of patriarch’s testimony as they prepare to fight defamation suit brought by Lachlan Murdoch

The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch adds Private Media chairman and CEO to Crikey lawsuit

Federal court ruling expanding defamation case to include Eric Beecher and Will Hayward set to significantly delay trial

ABC News

Lachlan Murdoch has court win in defamation battle against online publisher Crikey

Fox Corporation boss Lachlan Murdoch successfully adds two new respondents to his defamation battle against online publisher Crikey, with a judge saying fresh documents had given the case a "new complexion".

ABC News

Lachlan Murdoch seeks to sue more Crikey figures over January 6 insurrection article

Media boss Lachlan Murdoch is seeking to sue more senior figures of news outlet Crikey's publisher, claiming they played a "highly-active role" in defaming him.

The Guardian - AU

Crikey lawyers call on Lachlan Murdoch to provide evidence he repudiated Fox News falsehoods

Federal court hears no member of the Murdoch family has publicly repudiated the news channel’s claims of electoral fraud in the 2020 US election

The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch alleges Crikey hired marketing firm to turn legal threat into subscription drive

News Corp co-chair’s lawyer tells federal court she intends to show Crikey did not republish article for public interest reasons

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