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Executive Pay 2024: A 9% Drop in Compensation for Media’s Top Brass
Paramount’s former CEO Bob Bakish topped the list with a 178% increase to $87 million, largely from severance
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Smartmatic Accuses Fox, Rupert Murdoch of Destroying Evidence in $2.7 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Over 2020 Election
Fox News denies the accusations
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Murdoch’s Next Move: How Rupert Could Box Out His Children and Keep Control of the Fox Empire
The 93-year-old media titan is locked in a legal feud with his kids over attempts to consolidate power under eldest son Lachlan
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Prince Harry Receives ‘Full and Unequivocal Apology’ From Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers Upon Settlement
“NGN further apologizes to the duke for the impact on him of the extensive coverage and serious intrusion into his private life as well as the private life of Diana, Princess of Wales,” the U.K. tabloid publisher says
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Rupert Murdoch Fails in Legal Bid to Give Lachlan Control of Fox News Empire
The New York Times obtained a sealed court document in which a Nevada commissioner rejected Murdoch’s attempt to change the family trust
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Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch’s Pay Rises 9% to $23.8 Million in 2024 Package
Rupert Murdoch’s pay fell 7% to $21.2 million, but he sees “enhanced retirement health and life insurance benefits,” according to Fox’s proxy report
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Rupert Murdoch’s Fox, News Corp. Succession Family Drama Is Headed to Court
The media mogul wants to amend his trust to give son Lachlan more control – and James, Elisabeth and Prudence are pushing back
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Rupert Murdoch Succession Plan Poses Risk to News Corp, Activist Investor Says
Starboard Value LP proposes ending the dual-class share structure, in which the media mogul’s family controls 41% of voting shares and a 14% stake
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Rupert Murdoch Ignites Succession Fight to Keep Lachlan in Charge of News Empire | Report
The 93-year-old media mogul seeks to amend his family trust to keep his three politically moderate heirs from retaining control of Fox News and more
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New York Post Under Fire for Cropping Video of Joe Biden to Make the President Appear to ‘Meander’
“The Murdoch outlets are so desperate to distract from POTUS’ record that they just lie,” a White House spokesperson writes
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Washington Post CEO Will Lewis Attempted to Kill Phone Hacking Story: ‘Drop the Story, Get the Interview’
“NPR published the story nonetheless,” NPR reporter David Folkenflik writes
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Exited Washington Post Editor Clashed With CEO Over Coverage of His Ties to Murdoch Scandal
CEO Will Lewis argued with former executive editor Sally Buzbee over paper’s coverage of Prince Harry phone hacking case
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The Brits Invade US Newsrooms With a ‘Killer Instinct’ and Fleet Street Ethics
Robert Winnett, the soon-to-be executive editor of the Washington Post, is the latest British journalist to be put in charge of a U.S. news outlet.
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10 Media Stories That Shook the Industry in 2023
From Elon Musk’s controversial rebrand to the fog of war, the year has been marked with chaotic ousters and mass layoffs
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Rupert Murdoch Faces Deposition in Smartmatic’s $2.7 Billion Defamation Case Against Fox
The voting technology company’s claim comes less than a year after Dominion settled with the network for $787 million