Rebekah Brooks and Robert Thomson may lose out alongside old-school media in push for new-media growthAs the Murdoch empire wakes up to a new era, a coterie of Rupert favourites – from right-hand man Robert Thomson to UK boss Rebekah Brooks – will be contemplating their position as his eldest son takes the wheel.While Rupert will still have power over critical decisions – through control of the family trust that owns most of the shares in News Corp and Fox – insiders say the media conglomerate will ultimately be shaped in Lachlan’s image. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-09-22 13:04:14 UTC ]
Foxtel cannibalisation continues with News Corp adding news service Flash to streaming apps Binge and Kayo. Plus: newshounds or booze hounds?Rupert Murdoch may have turned 90 this year but his news empire continues to grow. A week after announcing a new UK TV channel, TalkTV, and a Sky News... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-24 03:27:25 UTC ]
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Another conservative loudmouth comes to town. Plus: a Sunrise interview with Meghan Markle’s father falls flatMove over Andrew Bolt, Alan Jones and Peta Credlin – there is a new conservative loudmouth in town.Piers Morgan, the former editor of the UK tabloid News of the World, has returned to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-17 02:36:53 UTC ]
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British presenter Piers Morgan will join News Corp and Fox News Media and host a TV show that will air in the U.S., Britain and Australia Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2021-09-17 00:42:43 UTC ]
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Newspapers to cover ‘all views’ and ‘not just the popular ones’, indicating the Murdoch empire may continue its pattern of climate science denialGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingNews Corp Australia has confirmed it will ramp up its company-wide coverage of climate change next... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-10 20:00:05 UTC ]
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A report into how many times the ABC mentioned News Corp or Murdoch had some embarrassing flaws. Plus: campaign to release Myanmar fixerThe Australian newspaper often gleefully reports the work of the rightwing thinktank the Institute of Public Affairs in an effort to undermine the ABC.Like the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-10 02:44:13 UTC ]
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The media tycoon’s outlets often give voice to ardent deniers of climate science, backers of fossil fuels and opponents of net zero. Is that all about to change?Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingNews Corp Australia, seen by many as the nation’s most enduring purveyor of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-08 06:21:19 UTC ]
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News Corp co-chairman declines Senate communications committee invitation. Plus: Daily Telegraph names and shames ‘index case’Lachlan Murdoch will be en route to reopen Fox News offices in Los Angeles on Monday when the Senate media inquiry reconvenes to consider YouTube’s temporary ban on Sky... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-03 03:21:06 UTC ]
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Hearing to examine temporary ban for breaching Covid misinformation policies with chair hoping to grill Murdoch on ‘standards of journalism and accurate reporting’Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingLachlan Murdoch has been invited to appear before a reconvened Senate inquiry... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-01 17:30:01 UTC ]
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Former federal attorney general seeks declaration that media outlets never publish ABC’s unredacted defence without judicial permissionChristian Porter has revived an element of his defamation proceedings, by seeking a declaration that three media outlets never publish the ABC’s unredacted... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-08-18 05:52:27 UTC ]
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His column may have been dropped by a Sydney tabloid – but the broadcaster is still being lauded for his role at Sky News AustraliaIt’s been a week of mixed messages from News Corp Australia.Alan Jones, previously one of the media giant’s most bankable stars, was, according to the Murdoch... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-07-30 20:00:10 UTC ]
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The Sky News After Dark presenter denies being an anti-vaxxer as his regular sports column continuesAlan Jones has denied being an anti-vaxxer and encouraging the anti-lockdown protesters in an emotional broadcast after his regular column was dumped by the Daily Telegraph.“I now face a headline... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-07-30 04:08:30 UTC ]
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It’s space, Richard—at least as NASA knows it. Yesterday, the British billionaire Richard Branson, two pilots, and three other people rode a rocket plane operated by Virgin Galactic, an arm of Branson’s business empire, fifty three and a half miles into the air—a test run for the sort of private... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-07-12 12:05:06 UTC ]
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Regulatory body says subheading implying deaths of six people in clinical trials were due to the vaccine was not fair or balancedA subheading saying six people that took part in the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial died was not fair or balanced, the Australian Press Council has found,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-05-19 02:44:28 UTC ]
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News Corp and Fairfax Media challenge ruling they are liable for defamatory comments on their Facebook postsThe high court has cast doubt on media companies’ claims that they are not responsible for defamatory comments on their social media posts. Fairfax Media and News Corp have taken the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-05-18 07:19:27 UTC ]
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Paul Fletcher makes the hit children’s TV show part of his budget announcement. Plus: News Corp lets go of its last photographersBluey, the Emmy award-winning children’s television show, is a smash hit for ABC Kids and has won the hearts of families Australia-wide. Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-05-14 06:34:16 UTC ]
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Since January, when Marty Baron announced his retirement as editor of the Washington Post, the media beat has hummed with speculation about his replacement: Would it be an internal candidate? Or one of a bevy of editors from the New York Times? Or Ben Smith? So it was impressive yesterday when... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-05-12 12:21:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins owner News Corp has completed its $349m (£252m) acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's consumer division. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-10 12:46:20 UTC ]
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Online publisher launches two front-page apologies for serious mistake in Stephen Mayne column. Plus: News Corp top brass at SMH birthday bashFront-page apologies and corrections are rare. Apologies are usually relegated to page two of a newspaper and relatively hidden on a news website.In 2015,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-04-23 02:31:20 UTC ]
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Last week, when the White House announced that Joe Biden would hold his first formal press conference as president on March 25, the pre-game hype began. Reporters excavated the history of White House press conferences, then shared their questions for Biden with the public, and each other. There... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-03-26 11:54:27 UTC ]
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Justin Stevens tweets Tracy Grimshaw gave a ‘great interview’. Plus: Morrison condemned in News Corp papersScott Morrison avoided talking to ABC 7.30 host Leigh Sales this week, choosing A Current Affair’s Tracy Grimshaw instead to deliver his television message to the women of Australia on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-03-26 02:59:47 UTC ]
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