Tory concern grows over potential sale of Telegraph titles to Abu Dhabi Former Telegraph editor Charles Moore among those to condemn bid for the Conservative party’s paper of choice The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023
Headaches at Fox as Lachlan Murdoch takes reins from father Rupert Tycoon’s eldest son promises ‘no change’ in Fox News strategy but suite of legal claims threaten to derail family empire The Guardian - US · Nov 25, 2023
John Whitney obituary Pioneer of commerical radio and deviser of popular television dramas including Upstairs, Downstairs and Danger UXB The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023
Morning Mail: Labor’s secret detainee strategy, hostage release hopes in Gaza, Socceroos edge Palestine Ministers considered freeing rapist in order to neutralise high court case; electricity providers rake in $2bn in one year The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2023
OPINION - The Barclays are back with a bang and the Telegraph sale has been turned completely on its head A motorbike weaves through the London traffic. It’s heading across town, from Belgravia to the City. Riding pillion is Aidan Barclay. The bike races up to the doors of the Lloyds Bank headquarters. Barclay dismounts, rushes in and thrusts a piece of paper into the startled receptionist’s hand. It’s a… Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023
The jet set: 200 celebrities’ aircraft have flown for combined total of 11 years since 2022 Jets belonging to entertainers, CEOs, oligarchs and billionaires produce equivalent to emissions of almost 40,000 Britons The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023
Volodymyr Zelensky says he's survived 'five or six' assassination attempts by Putin's forces Ukraine's president also accused the Kremlin of helping Hamas launch attacks in Israel in October and warned the Ukraine-Russia conflict could spiral into a third world war Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023
Zelensky thanks world’s media for fostering support for Ukraine He met Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch, Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall and The Sun journalist Jerome Starkey in Kyiv. The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023
Can Lachlan Murdoch rein in scandal-hit Fox as 2024 election looms? With cable news in a death spiral, Fox Corp facing potentially crippling lawsuits, and dad Rupert Murdoch stepping back, Lachlan will have a full inbox of challenges in his new role as head of the family empire, Bevan Hurley reports The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023
Network of Lies review: Brian Stelter on Fox News, Trump and Dominion The former CNN host focuses on how the Murdochs paid for spreading conspiracies – and how they continue to flourish The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2023
‘Unfinished business’: the cosy world of Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton The new foreign secretary, snug in his coterie of ‘louche, power-hungry and amoral’ friends, is keen to be remembered for something other than Brexit The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023
David Cameron to become Lord of Chipping Norton with new peerage Chipping Norton - known as Chippy by locals - was the centre of British and political media power in the 2010s The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023
Piers Morgan on Meghan, trans people in sport and cancel culture In a hilariously candid interview with Standard editor Dylan Jones, Piers Morgan lets rip Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2023
Lachlan Murdoch faces barrage of legal claims as he takes over at Fox News from Rupert Murdoch The 51-year-old, the eldest son of newly-retired Murdoch, faces a raft of problems at he takes over as boss of media conglomerate The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023 Killer offers to return to UK to show woman where he buried her mother in 1969 Muriel McKay was kidnapped and held ransom for £1 million by a pair who had mistaken her for Anna Murdoch, then-wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
Salon · Nov 16, 2023 6 Fox News "Network of Lies" bombshells Brian Stelter's latest book takes us deeper into the bowels of Fox News, unearthing some glorious kernels
The Conversation · Nov 15, 2023 As Lachlan Murdoch takes over from his father he may need to reset News Corp's relations with Donald Trump As Rupert Murdoch hands over the reins of News Corp and Fox to his son Lachlan, there is an opportunity to rebuild the relationship between the family’s media empire and former US president Donald Trump. This would make business sense for Fox as Trump is a ratings winner. But it…
Fortune · Nov 15, 2023 Brian Stelter on his new book about Fox News, its $787 million settlement, and when ‘it begins to dawn on Rupert’ how bad things were getting for him Rupert Murdoch’s deposition shredded Fox’s legal defense, forcing the company to accept a settlement.
Salon · Nov 14, 2023 Stelter talks Fox News: "It was damning" The media analyst told Salon about reading the Dominion docs, Rupert Murdoch and why Maria Bartiromo is baffling
The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2023 Rupert Murdoch eases into retirement as Lachlan takes up baton of ‘philosophical integrity’ News Corp’s new chair praises coverage of Indigenous voice referendum and rallies troops against Labor’s proposed misinformation laws. Plus: ABC boss addresses Gaza coverage
AAP · Nov 9, 2023 News Corp posts strong revenue to see off chair Murdoch News Corporation is eyeing new tech horizons as it adjusts to life after Rupert, farewelling its talismanic chairman with better-than-expected earnings figures.
Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2023 How Will Lewis went from a comp in Cricklewood to Washington Post CEO Lewis had been hoping to take over his old paper the Telegraph before the call came from DC, but abandoned his bid
The Conversation · Nov 1, 2023 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 Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023 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 Guardian - US · Oct 31, 2023 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