HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

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 · Dec 9, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

Rupert Murdoch Suffers Defeat in Real-Life Succession Drama Sparked by an Episode of HBO's 'Succession'

Rupert Murdoch's attempt to secure his eldest son Lachlan's control over the family's media empire was blocked by a Nevada commissioner.

Latin Times · Dec 9, 2024

Rupert Murdoch’s real-life succession drama is underway in a Nevada courtroom. What might happen next?

A unique court case is getting under way in Nevada this week. At stake is the future of the Murdoch empire. The case, which begins on September 17 local time, is scheduled to run (in secret) for two weeks, and sometime after that the Reno Nevada County Probate Commissioner will…

The Conversation · Sep 17, 2024

Murdoch Media Empire Succession Drama Plays Out In US Tribunal

A US tribunal began picking over the bitter spat between media magnate Rupert Murdoch and his children Monday in a case that could determine the fate of his empire, including the influential right-wing Fox News.

International Business Times · Sep 16, 2024

Rupert Murdoch demanded his kids give him $100 million each as a sign of respect

They all did—except for James Murdoch, who is now suing his dad for control of the News Corp empire.

Fortune · Sep 13, 2024

Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq review – the failure of politics

The chaos element of the populist right disrupts France’s weary liberal regime, in a novel of sadness and eerie serenity that marks a new direction

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024

Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq review – deepfakes, sex acts and cyber-attacks

In his sometimes enjoyable longest novel yet, the author’s obsession with sex and desire competes for attention with his usual grandstanding and an intricate, Dan Brown-like pulp mystery

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024

Rupert Murdoch’s succession plan reveals a lot about his empire – and most of it is not pretty

Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to continue controlling his company from beyond the grave would be better labelled Project Hegemony, than Harmony, because it’s designed to cement one sibling’s dominance over the others and shield the business from possible progressive reform.

The Conversation · Aug 1, 2024

Rupert Murdoch’s real succession drama − why the future of his media empire could hinge on a legal effort in Nevada

Conservative media titan Rupert Murdoch is making news again – this time, with a secretive effort to change an irrevocable trust. That trust has important ownership interests in both Fox Corp. and News Corp., so it affects broadcast news as well as The Wall Street Journal and other publications.

The Conversation · Jul 30, 2024