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Control of the Murdoch media empire could be at stake in a closed-door hearing in Nevada
Read full article: Control of the Murdoch media empire could be at stake in a closed-door hearing in NevadaA probate court in Nevada is set to begin reviewing evidence this week in a behind-closed-doors dispute that could determine who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after his death.
Australian state orders public servants to stop remote working after a newspaper campaign against it
Read full article: Australian state orders public servants to stop remote working after a newspaper campaign against itPublic employees in Australia's most populous state have been told to end remote working in a directive from the premier of New South Wales as he seeks to reverse work-from-home habits established during the pandemic.
The Washington Post's leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn't fly in the US
Read full article: The Washington Post's leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn't fly in the USA trio of extraordinary stories are increasing the pressure on The Washington Post's new leadership, along with highlighting the differences in journalism practices in England and the United States.
London judge rejects Prince Harry's bid to add allegations against Rupert Murdoch in tabloid lawsuit
Read full article: London judge rejects Prince Harry's bid to add allegations against Rupert Murdoch in tabloid lawsuitA London judge says Prince Harry can't expand his privacy lawsuit against The Sun tabloid's publisher to include allegations that Rupert Murdoch and some other executives were part of an effort to conceal and destroy evidence of unlawful information gathering.
Hugh Grant says he took 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid
Read full article: Hugh Grant says he took 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloidHugh Grant says he accepted “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit accusing the publisher of The Sun tabloid of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him.
Prince Harry's lawyer implicates Rupert Murdoch in cover-up of unlawful snooping by his tabloids
Read full article: Prince Harry's lawyer implicates Rupert Murdoch in cover-up of unlawful snooping by his tabloidsPrince Harry's lawyer says the cover-up of unlawful information gathering at British tabloids owned by Rupert Murdoch went all the way to the top.
Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media
Read full article: Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the mediaRupert Murdoch stirs mixed feelings in Britain, where he transformed the media over half a century.
Departure of Murdoch as Fox leader comes as conservative media landscape is increasingly fractured
Read full article: Departure of Murdoch as Fox leader comes as conservative media landscape is increasingly fracturedThe departure of Rupert Murdoch as the leader of Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings after decades at the helm is unlikely to have as much of an impact on conservative media overall as it would have a decade ago.
Who are Rupert Murdoch's children? What to know about the media magnate's successor and family
Read full article: Who are Rupert Murdoch's children? What to know about the media magnate's successor and familyMedia magnate Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as the leader of both Fox News’ parent company and his News Corp media holdings, with his son, Lachlan, set to take his place.
Rupert Murdoch's surprise exit from Fox leaves son Lachlan in line of succession at media empire
Read full article: Rupert Murdoch's surprise exit from Fox leaves son Lachlan in line of succession at media empireRupert Murdoch is stepping down as leader of both Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings.
In his new book 'The Fall,' author Michael Wolff foresees the demise of Fox News
Read full article: In his new book 'The Fall,' author Michael Wolff foresees the demise of Fox NewsThe next book from “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff is both a recounting of the recent past and a prediction for the near future.
Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion
Read full article: Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billionSimon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge blocked its purchase by rival publisher Penguin Random House because of concerns that competition would shrink the book market.
Judge admonishes Fox lawyers over evidence gap in libel case
Read full article: Judge admonishes Fox lawyers over evidence gap in libel caseThe judge presiding over a defamation case against Fox News has admonished its attorneys for potentially withholding evidence and says he is inclined to order an independent review by a special master that could lead to sanctions.
Fox attorneys in libel case reveal dual roles for Murdoch
Read full article: Fox attorneys in libel case reveal dual roles for MurdochAttorneys defending Fox in a defamation case related to false claims about the 2020 election withheld critical information about the role company founder Rupert Murdoch played at Fox News, a revelation that angered the judge when it came up at a pretrial hearing.
Jury in defamation suit against Fox won't hear about Jan. 6
Read full article: Jury in defamation suit against Fox won't hear about Jan. 6A judge says the upcoming trial in a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing false allegations of vote fraud in the 2020 presidential election will not include testimony about the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol.
Fox, Dominion argue over legal standards to prove defamation
Read full article: Fox, Dominion argue over legal standards to prove defamationLawyers for Fox News and a voting machine company are tangling over the high bar to prove defamation in a $1.6 billion lawsuit that has embarrassed the conservative network over its airing of false claims related to the 2020 presidential election.
Court records show political pressure behind Fox programming
Read full article: Court records show political pressure behind Fox programmingThousands of pages of documents in a recent lawsuit show that Fox News' top executives sometimes were actively involved in politics rather than simply reporting or offering opinions on it.
Lawsuit against Fox shows the news behind the Trump news
Read full article: Lawsuit against Fox shows the news behind the Trump newsDominion Voting System's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News is producing plenty of behind-the-scenes news about what the network's personalities and executives thought about Donald Trump.
Fox libel defense at odds with top GOP presidential foes
Read full article: Fox libel defense at odds with top GOP presidential foesA $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News for its coverage of false claims surrounding the 2020 presidential election isn’t the only thing putting pressure on the standard for U.S. libel law.
Democrats ask Fox not to push 'propaganda' on 2020 election
Read full article: Democrats ask Fox not to push 'propaganda' on 2020 electionThe two top Democrats in Congress are asking Fox News executives not to spread false information about the 2020 election and are demanding that commentators who suggested that the election was stolen acknowledge on the air that they were wrong.
Murdoch says some Fox hosts 'endorsed' false election claims
Read full article: Murdoch says some Fox hosts 'endorsed' false election claimsCourt documents say Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch acknowledged that some Fox News commentators endorsed false allegations of a stolen 2020 presidential election.
Dominion voting case exposes post-election fear at Fox News
Read full article: Dominion voting case exposes post-election fear at Fox NewsA court filing in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News lays bare fear at the network that it had alienated viewers and damaged its brand by not lining up with President Donald Trump's false 2020 election claims.
HarperCollins union approves contract, ends 3-month strike
Read full article: HarperCollins union approves contract, ends 3-month strikeStriking union members at HarperCollins have approved a tentative agreement reached last week and will return to work Tuesday, ending a walkout that lasted more than three months and became the center of an ongoing debate about salaries in the industry.
HarperCollins, striking workers agree to federal mediation
Read full article: HarperCollins, striking workers agree to federal mediationHarperCollins Publishers and the union representing some 250 striking employees have agreed to enter into federal mediation, the first sign of a possible settlement since the work stoppage began in early November.
Murdoch pulls plug on possible merger of News Corp., Fox
Read full article: Murdoch pulls plug on possible merger of News Corp., FoxRupert Murdoch has pulled the plug on a proposal to merge his News Corp. and Fox Corp. In statements Tuesday, the companies said their boards received letters from Murdoch withdrawing the plan.
Holmes' former partner gets nearly 13 years in Theranos case
Read full article: Holmes' former partner gets nearly 13 years in Theranos caseA judge has sentenced former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani to nearly 13 years in prison for his role in the company’s blood-testing hoax — a punishment slightly longer than that given to the CEO, who was his lover and accomplice in one of Silicon Valley’s biggest scandals.
Elizabeth Holmes faces judgment day for her Theranos crimes
Read full article: Elizabeth Holmes faces judgment day for her Theranos crimesA federal judge on Friday will decide whether disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes should serve a lengthy prison sentence for duping investors and endangering patients while peddling a bogus blood-testing technology.
Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years for Theranos scam
Read full article: Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years for Theranos scamDisgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley ambition that veered into deceit.
Roger Stone: Trump wants ‘DeSanctimonious’ to ‘step aside’ in 2024
Read full article: Roger Stone: Trump wants ‘DeSanctimonious’ to ‘step aside’ in 2024Roger Stone, a Trump loyalist, said the former president counts on the support of the Republicans who “feel” that he was “cheated out” of reelection in 2020.
Sharp attacks on Trump from Rupert Murdoch's news outlets
Read full article: Sharp attacks on Trump from Rupert Murdoch's news outletsFormer President Donald Trump has taken some hits in the aftermath of the midterm elections, perhaps none as hard as those from outlets controlled by news magnate Rupert Murdoch.
HarperCollins union begins strike, citing wages, diversity
Read full article: HarperCollins union begins strike, citing wages, diversitySome 250 copy editors, marketing assistants and other employees at HarperCollins Publishers went on strike Thursday, with the two sides differing over wages and benefits, diversity policy and union protection.
Musk's partisan tweets call Twitter neutrality into question
Read full article: Musk's partisan tweets call Twitter neutrality into questionElon Musk used his Twitter megaphone to appeal to “independent-minded voters” on Monday, urging them to vote Republican in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, stepping into the country’s political debate that tech company executives have for years worked to stay out of so their platforms wouldn’t be seen as favoring one side over the other.
Rupert Murdoch's son sues Australian website for defamation
Read full article: Rupert Murdoch's son sues Australian website for defamationFox Corp. chief executive Lachlan Murdoch is suing Australian news website Crikey in a Sydney court for defamation over an opinion piece about last year’s storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Trump v. DeSantis: Young conservatives debate GOP’s future
Read full article: Trump v. DeSantis: Young conservatives debate GOP’s futureFormer President Donald Trump received a rock star’s welcome at a gathering of young conservative activists in Florida this weekend as he continued to tease another presidential run.
Jury takes fraud case against Elizabeth Holmes's ex-partner
Read full article: Jury takes fraud case against Elizabeth Holmes's ex-partnerThe fate of hard-nosed technology executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani is now in the hands of a jury that will weigh criminal charges alleging he joined disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, his former partner, in an elaborate fraud that jarred Silicon Valley.
Former Theranos CEO Holmes convicted of fraud and conspiracy
Read full article: Former Theranos CEO Holmes convicted of fraud and conspiracyElizabeth Holmes has been convicted of duping investors into believing her startup Theranos had developed a revolutionary medical device that could detect a multitude of diseases and conditions from a few drops of blood.
What’s next for Ghislaine Maxwell after guilty verdict?
Read full article: What’s next for Ghislaine Maxwell after guilty verdict?With a guilty verdict in the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, here’s a look at what the once high-flying Jeffrey Epstein confidante was accused of and what’s next for her.
Jury in Elizabeth Holmes trial hears replay of her boasts
Read full article: Jury in Elizabeth Holmes trial hears replay of her boastsJurors in the fraud trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes returned to the courtroom Thursday to listen to a replay of audio recordings that captured her brash promises about a vaunted blood-testing technology the propelled her meteoric rise and scandalous downfall.
Jurors starts weighing evidence in Elizabeth Holmes' case
Read full article: Jurors starts weighing evidence in Elizabeth Holmes' caseThe jurors now responsible for assessing 11 charges of fraud and conspiracy against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes are scheduled to begin their first full day of deliberations on Monday.
Elizabeth Holmes' fraud case heads to the jury
Read full article: Elizabeth Holmes' fraud case heads to the juryThe jury that will weigh 11 charges of fraud and conspiracy against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes finally got the case late Friday after a three-month trial that captivated Silicon Valley.
Sienna Miller settles phone hacking claim against tabloid
Read full article: Sienna Miller settles phone hacking claim against tabloidActor Sienna Miller has accepted “substantial” damages from the publisher of British tabloid newspaper The Sun which she accuses of hacking her phone and leaking news of her pregnancy.
What Elizabeth Holmes had to say at her trial: 5 takeaways
Read full article: What Elizabeth Holmes had to say at her trial: 5 takeawaysOnce-lionized entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes wrapped up seven days of testimony Wednesday in her criminal fraud trial, defending her actions as CEO of the startup Theranos.
Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand in her criminal fraud trial
Read full article: Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand in her criminal fraud trialFallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes, accused of bamboozling investors and patients about her startup Theranos and its medical device that she said would reshape health care, unexpectedly took the witness stand Friday in her trial for criminal fraud.
Jury gets chance to hear Elizabeth Holmes' bold promises
Read full article: Jury gets chance to hear Elizabeth Holmes' bold promisesA jury weighing the fate of fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes has had its first chance to listen to recordings of her boasting to investors about purported breakthroughs in blood-testing technology.
Theranos CEO wooed investors while lab director saw trouble
Read full article: Theranos CEO wooed investors while lab director saw troubleFallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes convinced media mogul Rupert Murdoch and other billionaires to invest in her biotechnology startup despite warnings its unconventional blood tests were dangerously unreliable.
Former US defense secretary testifies in Holmes fraud trial
Read full article: Former US defense secretary testifies in Holmes fraud trialFormer U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified Wednesday in the trial of fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes, saying the entrepreneur misled him into believing she was on the verge of rolling out a blood-testing breakthrough that he hoped would help save lives of troops in battle.
Fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes prepares to go on trial
Read full article: Fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes prepares to go on trialJury selection in the fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes began Tuesday, casting a spotlight on the fallen Silicon Valley star now facing felony charges alleging she duped elite financial backers, customers and patients into believing that her startup was about to revolutionize medicine.
Conservative media offers mixed messages on COVID-19 vaccine
Read full article: Conservative media offers mixed messages on COVID-19 vaccineSkepticism about the COVID-19 vaccination is a common theme in media appealing to conservatives, despite assurances from doctors and scientists that the vaccine is safe and effective.
ProPublica: Many of the uber-rich pay next to no income tax
Read full article: ProPublica: Many of the uber-rich pay next to no income taxThe richest 25 Americans pay less in tax — 15.8% of adjusted gross income — than many ordinary workers do, once you include taxes for Social Security and Medicare, the nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica found.
Fox stands behind Tucker Carlson after ADL urges his firing
Read full article: Fox stands behind Tucker Carlson after ADL urges his firingFox Corp. is standing behind Tucker Carlson after the Anti-Defamation League called for the company to fire the opinion host for defending the white-supremacist “great replacement” theory.
Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers
Read full article: Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)CANBERRA – Facebook announced on Friday preliminary agreements with three Australian publishers, a day after the Parliament passed a law that would make the digital giants pay for news. Facebook said letters of intent had been signed with independent news organizations Private Media, Schwartz Media and Solstice Media. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the new Australian law was critical to the deals that Australian media businesses were negotiating with the two gateways to the internet. News Corp. Australia executive chairman Michael Miller said last week that his company had pay negotiations with Facebook. I think the door is still open,” Miller told a Senate inquiry into Australian media diversity.
Unfriended no more: Facebook to lift Australia news ban
Read full article: Unfriended no more: Facebook to lift Australia news banFacebook said on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, it lift its ban on Australians sharing news after a deal was struck on legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism. Google also had threatened to remove its search functions from Australia because of the proposed law, but that threat has faded. Ad“There is no doubt that Australia has been a proxy battle for the world,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said. The legislation was designed to curb the outsized bargaining power of Facebook and Google in their negotiations with Australian news providers. “We’re restoring news on Facebook in Australia in the coming days.
Facebook makes a power move in Australia - and may regret it
Read full article: Facebook makes a power move in Australia - and may regret it"No company should have this much influence over access to journalism.”Facebook's move means people in Australia can no longer post links to news stories on Facebook. Outside Australia, meanwhile, no one can post links to Aussie news sources such as the Sydney Morning Herald. Facebook’s news blackout swept up many of these, including humanitarian organizations like Foodbank Australia and Doctors without Borders in Australia, who found their pages temporarily disabled. Analytics firm Chartbeat said the Facebook ban resulted in a 24% drop in overall traffic to Australian publishers by late Friday morning local time compared to 48 hours earlier. Facebook would have been better off if it had given Australians a choice to opt out of news, he suggested.
Australian leader urges Facebook to lift its news blockade
Read full article: Australian leader urges Facebook to lift its news blockadeThe blockade was a response to the passage of a bill by the House of Representatives on Wednesday night that would make Facebook and Google pay Australian media companies fair compensation for the journalism that the platforms link to. Google has responded by quickly working out licensing content deals with major Australian media companies under its own News Showcase model. Major Australian media organization Seven West Media also reached a deal earlier in the week. Frydenberg maintains that Facebook had been having constructive negotiations with Australian media on pay deals immediately before the surprise blockade. I think the door is still open,” Miller told a Senate inquiry into Australian media diversity.
EXPLAINER: What's up between Google, Facebook and Australia?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What's up between Google, Facebook and Australia?Now, Australia is joining France and other governments in pushing Google, Facebook and other internet giants to pay. Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., has announced agreements to pay publishers in Australia while Facebook said Thursday it has blocked users in the country from viewing or sharing news. Facing a proposed law to compel internet companies to pay news organizations, Google has announced deals with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Seven West Media. AdFrance is the first government to enforce the rules, but the decision suggests Google, Facebook and other companies will face similar requirements in other parts of the 27-nation trade bloc. Developments in Australia and Europe suggest the financial balance between multibillion-dollar internet companies and news organizations might be shifting.
Even without listening, US lives in Limbaugh’s media world
Read full article: Even without listening, US lives in Limbaugh’s media worldLimbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, has died. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)NEW YORK – You didn't have to like or even listen to Rush Limbaugh to be affected by what he did. Bumper stickers proclaimed, “Rush is Right.”“There is no talk radio as we know it without Rush Limbaugh. As Limbaugh's political strength became evident, many Republican politicians felt they couldn't cross him, or run the risk of alienating his millions of listeners, Hemmer said. “Many of these listeners didn't care if Rush Limbaugh crossed the line (of propriety),” she said.
Australian media law raises questions about 'pay for clicks'
Read full article: Australian media law raises questions about 'pay for clicks'It's a question dividing proponents and critics of the proposed Australian law: does it effectively make Google and Facebook “pay for clicks” and might it be the beginning of the end of free access? The battle is being watched closely in the European Union, where officials and lawmakers are drafting sweeping new digital regulations. Google contends the law does require it to pay for clicks. Google has reacted to the threat of compulsory arbitration by stepping up negotiations on licensing content agreements with Australian media companies through its own News Showcase model. Google has reached pay deals with more than 450 publications globally since it launched News Showcase in October.
In surprise move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia
Read full article: In surprise move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia“In response to Australian government legislation, Facebook restricts the posting of news links and all posts from news Pages in Australia. “Facebook’s actions were unnecessary, they were heavy-handed and they will damage its reputation here in Australia,” Frydenberg said. Major Australian media organization Seven West Media reached a deal earlier in the week. who have had their Facebook pages blocked, that’s a public safety issue,” Fletcher said. Some non-Australian outlets also appeared affected, with posts disappearing from Facebook pages belonging to Britain's Daily Telegraph and Sky News.
Pressure mounts, rifts emerge at Fox News over election
Read full article: Pressure mounts, rifts emerge at Fox News over electionFILE- People pass the News Corporation headquarters building and Fox News studios in New York on Aug. 1, 2017. Several Fox News Channel executives and on-air personalities were exposed last week to a person on a private plane who later tested positive for COVID-19. It has led to some restrictions at the network. Anchor Bret Baier said Monday that he's tested negative three times in the wake of the flight and will be doing his nightly news show from home this week. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Pressure mounts, rifts emerge at Fox News over election
Read full article: Pressure mounts, rifts emerge at Fox News over electionFILE- People pass the News Corporation headquarters building and Fox News studios in New York on Aug. 1, 2017. Despite intense pressure from Trump's team, Fox's decision team has stood fast with its election night call of Arizona for Biden. Fox has Biden with 264 electoral votes, and if Fox calls either Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada or North Carolina for the Democrat, that would give him enough to win the presidency. Trump’s campaign has legal observers watching the vote count in Philadelphia and several key Pennsylvania counties. Bill Hemmer, who has been closely monitoring the vote count on Fox, told viewers that “we'll see” if that call needed to be adjusted.
Dodgers 1 win from title after 32 years and more than $3.6B
Read full article: Dodgers 1 win from title after 32 years and more than $3.6BFILE - In this Oct. 20, 1988, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser holds his World Series Most Valuable Player trophy following the Dodgers' decisive 5-2 win over the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Ca. Since Hershiser struck out Oaklands Tony Phillips for the final out of the 1988 World Series, the Dodgers have played 5,014 regular-season games and 113 more in the postseason in pursuit of their next title. The rookie right-hander hopes to keep the World Series from reaching a Game 7 for the fourth time in five years. The Rays and Cash have impressed Roberts with their relentlessness, evidenced by their ninth-inning rally to win Game 4. Hershiser, the 1988 World Series MVP, says each time the postseason is lengthened it adds another level of uncertainty to the competition.
Environment activists blockade UK newspaper printing plants
Read full article: Environment activists blockade UK newspaper printing plantsPolice and fire services at the scene, outside Broxbourne newsprinters as protesters continue to block the road, in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. Environmental activists have blockaded two British printing plants, disrupting the distribution of several national newspapers. Dozens of protesters locked themselves to vehicles and bamboo scaffolding to block the road outside the plants. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)LONDON Environmental activists have blockaded two British printing plants, disrupting the distribution of several national newspapers on Saturday. Dozens of protesters locked themselves to vehicles and bamboo scaffolding to block the road outside the plants.