Yesterday
Another News Corp loyalist eyes retirement
Word’s gotten back the media company’s Campbell Reid may soon depart.
- Mark Di Stefano
This Month
There’s already one winner from the US election: Fox News
The Murdoch family-controlled cable network – and The New York Times – are bullish about their prospects after the campaign boosted their audiences this year.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Election results roll in; ASX rallies; MinRes board under pressure
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
October
Jeff Bezos faces backlash for refusal to endorse Harris
The world’s second-richest man owns the prestigious Washington Post. He is being accused of squashing the newspaper’s endorsement of the Democratic candidate.
- Christopher Grimes and Daniel Thomas
Musk dines with Murdoch to plot final moves for Trump
With less than two weeks until election day, the richest person in the world is throwing himself into the effort to elect the former president.
- Theodore Schleifer
Trump asks Murdoch to ditch ‘negative’ ads about him on Fox
Donald Trump has pleaded with media mogul Rupert Murdoch to stop negative advertising on his Fox network to help him win the election.
- Matthew Cranston
Rupert Murdoch, Don Meij stung in flat US prestige market
Deluxe foreign homes of corporates are flooding in for sale. Shame about demand.
- Mark Di Stefano
Harris launches media blitz to regain momentum
The push marks a gamble by the Democratic candidate to reach a wider pool of voters as party leaders worry she is losing momentum to Trump.
- Lauren Fedor
Why Musk’s all-in support for Trump has become manic
The richest man in the world has become obsessive about the stakes of the US election in a manner unparalleled in modern history.
- Theodore Schleifer, Maggie Haberman, Ryan Mac and Jonathan Swan
September
- Updated
- Media & marketing
Britain’s Rightmove to ‘carefully consider’ REA’s $12b takeover bid
News Corp’s real estate platform increased its offer to almost $12 billion after its first two bids were swiftly rejected by the UK’s biggest property portal.
- Updated
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Analysis
- Murdoch family case
Akin to Orwellian genius: Inside Murdochs’ Project Harmony
After a quarter-century of increasingly public bickering, today the only thing that can bring Rupert Murdoch’s family together is a court case.
- Neil Chenoweth
Do you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
Inside the Murdochs’ secret succession battle
This week on The Fin podcast, Neil Chenoweth and Sam Buckingham Jones discuss what Rupert Murdoch is trying to do to make sure Lachlan has total control.
Army of lawyers flanks Murdoch family as court battle gets underway
Rupert Murdoch is trying to ensure his eldest son, Lachlan, remains in charge. Some 40 lawyers are listed for the hearings in Reno.
- Updated
- Scott Sonner and Alex Veiga
Murdochs gather for a family battle like no other in Reno
The most important figure in western media over the coming weeks will be the probate judge charged with adjudicating on this dispute.
- Ed Cumming
‘Beautiful chaos’: Iconic Melbourne power diner owner calls time
Simon Hartley has hosted every prime minister since Gough Whitlam at his CBD restaurant Becco. But on Friday, he held the last supper.
- Gus McCubbing
Murdoch’s family trust feud to stay secret, court rules
A court battle over the family control of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire will be held behind closed doors, depriving the media of details of the succession drama.
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
REA’s $11b takeover fight is another headache for Murdoch
As the battle over the media mogul’s family trust heats up, a key driver of the empire’s financial success is trying to start a new era of growth with a big deal.
- Updated
- James Thomson
The three headaches of Rupert Murdoch in his battle for control
A bombshell lawsuit between Rupert, Lachlan and his other children begins in Reno, Nevada, next week. Meanwhile, shareholders want change and Foxtel’s for sale.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Activist pushes for end of Murdoch voting control at News Corp
Rupert Murdoch’s transition of power to his children has allowed for “complicated family dynamics” to potentially impact News Corp, activist investor Starboard said.
- Updated
- Svea Herbst-Bayliss
