The week Fox News finally faces its reckoning
2 months, 4 weeks ago

The week Fox News finally faces its reckoning

Raw Story  

This week may well see a court decide the fate and future of Fox “News” and thus the Republican Party, at least in its current hard-right neofascist form. Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called Rupert Murdoch “the greatest cancer on the Australian democracy” in the pages of The Sydney Morning Herald, the New York Times of Australia. But now Rupert — who’s 93 years old — is having second thoughts, because James, Elisabeth, and Prudence are apparently not all that enthusiastic about Fox “News” and other Murdoch media outlets nakedly lying to and whipping up hatred among their viewers and readers, both here, in Australia, and in the UK. Activist investors in the Fox media caliphate have tried to force a vote at the upcoming shareholders’ meeting that would require Fox “News” to label their opinion programming — which constitutes most of their programming — as “opinion.” An attorney for the activist shareholder group, Luke Morgan, told US News & World Report: “There can hardly be a more significant issue for Fox than its misinformation problem.

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How Fox News became the 'greatest cancer on democracy'
2 months ago

How Fox News became the 'greatest cancer on democracy'

Raw Story  

We all saw it on Wednesday night. Noting that, “Murdoch owns two-thirds of the country’s print media,” Rudd added: “Murdoch is not just a news organisation. Murdoch operates as a political party, acting in pursuit of clearly defined commercial interests, in addition to his far-right ideological world view.” Brexit happened in the UK because of the newspapers and media Murdoch …

Murdoch newspapers sounding alarms warning Trump 'looking like a loser again': report
4 months, 1 week ago

Murdoch newspapers sounding alarms warning Trump 'looking like a loser again': report

Raw Story  

Rupert Murdoch doesn't need to say he thinks Donald Trump is running a losing campaign against Kamala Harris – his newspaper's front pages and editorials are broadcasting it loud and clear, according to The Daily Beast. Recent headlines appear to channel the media mogul's dismissive attitude toward Trump, who has held a grudge against Murdoch since Murdoch made the call …

How right-wing media turned racism into a machine that generates billions a year
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How right-wing media turned racism into a machine that generates billions a year

Raw Story  

The politically cancerous pattern of using racism for political gain and financial profit dates back to the earliest days of our republic, but now, amplified by Donald Trump, is again increasingly in our faces. To accomplish this, President Reagan fast-tracked citizenship for Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch in 1985 so he could legally purchase US media properties; Fox “News” was launched …

With Rupert Murdoch leaving Fox News, an even more deranged MAGA media is making its move
1 year, 2 months ago

With Rupert Murdoch leaving Fox News, an even more deranged MAGA media is making its move

Salon  

Almost everyone in journalism is a fan of "Succession," which meant that the HBO show heavily shaped the reaction to last week's announcement that Rupert Murdoch was stepping down as the chair of Fox Corp. and News Corp. All eyes landed on Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son who is taking over from his father as the official head of the …

'Division and destruction': Rupert Murdoch slammed for creating 'MAGA propaganda factory'
1 year, 3 months ago

'Division and destruction': Rupert Murdoch slammed for creating 'MAGA propaganda factory'

Raw Story  

Fox News founder and right-wing international media tycoon Rupert Murdoch announced his intent to step down from his position on Thursday, clearing the way for his son Lachlan to take over the business fully. Although top Fox News personalities supported Trump throughout his presidency, reporting has revealed that Murdoch eventually soured on him and wants another Republican to lead the …

The Last Test For Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Is About Character
1 year, 3 months ago

The Last Test For Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Is About Character

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rupert Murdoch, the Australian-born conservative news titan, announced his retirement from News Corp., the parent company of Fox, Fox News and countless other media properties across the Anglosphere, on Thursday. In addition to these levied and looming financial losses, Fox News’ promotion of Trump’s lies could also cost the Murdochs the broadcasting licenses issued by the Federal …

Column: Rupert Murdoch is sliding into retirement. His malign influence isn’t going anywhere
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Rupert Murdoch is sliding into retirement. His malign influence isn’t going anywhere

LA Times  

Rupert Murdoch is stepping down from the chairmanship of his media companies. Thursday’s announcement that Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp. prompted news organizations the world over to ransack the obituaries they have been keeping in their vaults. — Rupert Murdoch, unrepentant at publishing the forged Hitler diaries in 1983 Murdoch may be …

Explained: How Rupert Murdoch runs Fox News
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained: How Rupert Murdoch runs Fox News

Firstpost  

In late 2020, Rupert Murdoch was holed up in the English countryside with his now ex-wife, far from Fox News headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. The pandemic seclusion left him “bored,” he recently said in a deposition, with little to do “but write stupid emails.” Those “stupid emails” now make up an extraordinary paper trail that has exposed the inner workings …

With Trump's Loss, Murdoch's Fox News Faces Wrath And Tough Choices
4 years, 1 month ago

With Trump's Loss, Murdoch's Fox News Faces Wrath And Tough Choices

NPR  

With Trump's Loss, Murdoch's Fox News Faces Wrath And Tough Choices Enlarge this image toggle caption Ethan Miller/Getty Images Ethan Miller/Getty Images Updated at 3:16 p.m. Fox News stars stoked potential scandals involving Biden's son Hunter based on unauthenticated reports from Murdoch's New York Post — material Fox's own reporters largely could not validate. CNN reported Friday that Fox News …

Rupert Murdoch: Australians sign petition calling for probe of billionaire’s media empire
4 years, 1 month ago

Rupert Murdoch: Australians sign petition calling for probe of billionaire’s media empire

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — More than 500,000 Australians have signed a petition calling for an inquiry into the dominance of Rupert Murdoch’smedia empire. It calls for a Royal Commission — Australia’s highest form of public inquiry — to “investigate threats to media diversity.” It also accusedmedia businesses of encouraging “deliberately polarizing and politically manipulated news.” While the petition raised …

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