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Experts: Murdoch admission "devastating"

Unsealed deposition shows Fox boss admitted hosts "endorsed" false claims and welcomed conspiracists for profit

Salon · Feb 28, 2023

Rupert Murdoch says Fox News hosts ‘endorsed’ false election fraud claims

The owner of Fox News made the comments amid a defamation lawsuit

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2023

Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars 'endorsed' lies about 2020. He chose not to stop them

Under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation case, Murdoch says he wishes Fox News had been "stronger in denouncing" false claims of election fraud. Fox says the lawsuit threatens journalists' free speech.

WEKU · Feb 28, 2023

Meet the judge deciding the $1.6 billion defamation case against Fox News

Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis, known for his poker face, is overseeing both Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News and a similar case against the conservative TV network Newsmax.

WEKU · Feb 15, 2023

Smartmatic's Libel Lawsuit Against Fox News Can Go Forward

From today's decision by the New York intermediate appellate court in Smartmatic USA Corp. v. Fox Corp.: The causes of action for defamation were based on significant allegations that defendant Giuliani (and defendant Powell, against whom the action has been dismissed) made defamatory statements about plaintiffs' involvement in the 2020…

Reason · Feb 14, 2023

News Corp's job cuts cast a shadow over the future of its newspapers

News Corporation is cutting its staff by 5% globally, including in Australia, after its news media division recorded a second-quarter earnings decline of 47%. The decision inevitably reopens questions about the future of the company’s newspapers, particularly once Rupert Murdoch is gone.

The Conversation · Feb 13, 2023

White House calls Fox statement that Biden will sit for Super Bowl interview ‘inaccurate’

‘Fox has since put out a statement indicating the interview was rescheduled, which is inaccurate,’ White House says

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023

Murdoch turned down $2 billion for Fox’s streaming service. He thinks he can make more

Fox Corp. has turned down unsolicited offers of more than $2 billion for its Tubi streaming service, over four times what the company paid for the business, according to people familiar with the overtures.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023

Fox cancels — then un-cancels — Biden Super Bowl interview

Fox executives appear to have reversed the decision to nix a planned interview of Mr Biden by Fox Soul, a streaming channel targeted at Black viewers

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

Fox cancels Biden Super Bowl interview

Executives at the parent company of Fox News have cancelled plans to broadcast an interview with President Joe Biden rather than allow Mr Biden to sit for an interview with a Fox-owned channel targeted at Black audiences, the White House has said.

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023