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Rupert Murdoch's empire was built on a shrewd understanding of how media and power work

When businesspeople retire at an advanced age, it seldom makes headlines.

The Conversation

Tucker Carlson fired after he got ‘too big for his boots,’ new book claims

The right-wing conspiracy theorist was dismissed in April despite his status as the most-watched cable TV personality

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson fired by Fox News for getting ‘too big for his boots’, book says

Network of Lies by Brian Stelter, excerpted in Vanity Fair, says firing was inevitable after he alienated large parts of network

The Guardian - US

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‘I was young and naive – now I’m wizened and cynical’: James O’Brien on the politicians who always let you down

If Britain is broken, the talk radio host knows who to blame, from Nigel Farage to Jeremy Corbyn to Boris Johnson. True, he once voted for some of them, but he’s not going to let them off the hook

The Guardian - UK

Three former senior Lib Dems sue Sun and NoW publisher over phone hacking

Exclusive: Vince Cable, Chris Huhne and Norman Lamb claim they were targeted for stories or to 'exert political influence’

The Guardian - UK

Anthony Holden obituary

Journalist, author and poker player who worked for the Sunday Times and became music critic of the Observer

The Guardian - UK

You May Never See Us Again: The Barclay Dynasty by Jane Martinson review – succession saga

A meticulously reported story of power, politics and feuding at the heart of a British media empire

The Guardian - UK

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Michael Leapman obituary

Other lives: Journalist and author who reported for the Times, the Sun and the Independent and wrote biographies of Rupert Murdoch and Neil Kinnock

The Guardian - UK

Fox News attorney claims network only settled Dominion lawsuit to avoid ‘months of utter pain’

Rupert Murdoch’s company paid voting technology company $787m to avoid a trial

The Independent UK

News Corp should spin off $7bn digital real estate assets, says activist investor

Rupert Murdoch empire could secure windfall by breaking up business, says Starboard Value

The Guardian - UK

Disney execs consider radical shake-up as crisis hits centenary celebrations

Can Bob Iger make the House of Mouse sparkle again, despite its waning cinema clout, and the huge cost of keeping up with Netflix?

The Guardian - UK

Telegraph auction poses litmus test for value of newspapers in digital age

While falling sales suggest the demise of print, the industry has proved adaptable and remains attractive to media barons

The Guardian - UK

Labour may take heart from rightwing media reaction to Starmer’s speech

No repeat of ‘Sun backs Blair’ moment, but neutral coverage from Murdoch press and others should please party

The Guardian - UK

The Telegraph has drawn a glittering array of bidders. But which will win?

Profitable and influential, the Telegraph is far from a distressed asset

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Stop press: Sun and Daily Mail owners to combine printing operations

Move by Rupert Murdoch’s News UK and Lord Rothermere’s DMGT could result in closure of two printing sites

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch failed to declare meeting with Rupert Murdoch

Business secretary privately met media mogul in apparent breach of ministerial code of conduct

The Guardian - UK

The Fall: The End of the Murdoch Empire by Michael Wolff review – Succession without a sense of humour

No one emerges with much credit in Wolff’s second study of Rupert Murdoch and his family – a gossipy story of power and greed peppered with endless layers of psychological insight

The Guardian - US

The Fall review: Michael Wolff spills the goss on Murdoch, Trump and Fox

The Fire and Fury author returns with a typically readable account of the declining years of a rightwing media behemoth

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The Guardian - UK

‘We’re not doomed yet’: climate scientist Michael Mann on our last chance to save human civilisation

The renowned US scientist’s new book examines 4bn years of climate history to conclude we are in a ‘fragile moment’ but there is still time to act

The Guardian - AU

AFR’s power list goes deep fake with the likes of Sam Kerr and Margot Robbie to make a point

The AFR’s AI images seem to have missed the mark, this week, while Sky News might just be seeing the light when it comes to climate change

The Guardian - UK

Murdoch’s nepo baby, asteroid samples and a marathon record – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

The Mail and the Telegraph owned by the same man? It would be a disaster for the UK’s free press

I like Lord Rothermere, but a media landscape dominated by a few powerful figures is a grave threat to our democracy, says the Conservative MP David Davis

The Guardian - AU

What is the climate crisis doing to Australia’s weather extremes? A Coalition frontbencher gets it ‘patently wrong’

Rising risk of heatwaves and bushfires means politicians will be put to the test about the effect of the climate crisis. Already, some have roundly failed

The Guardian - UK

The truth about Rupert Murdoch’s legacy

Letters: Hero or villain? Opposing views of the media mogul, from Alex Singleton and Richard Ehrlich

Evening Standard

OPINION - Michael Wolff joins the Standard: ‘Lachlan is inheriting a media empire and a poisoned chalice’

Michael Wolff, the foremost political journalist in America, exclusively joins the Standard

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