The fall of the mainstream media
How the press was demonised – and why it matters.
ByRupert Murdoch
The British public was wise to Labour’s deportation videos
Also this week: Rupert Murdoch charms the White House, while the Maga-sphere’s assaults on US media intensify.
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Prince Harry settles with Murdoch – but who blinked first?
Also this week: Fox News wins the White House and TikTok’s fluffy image in the UK.
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The making of a media mogul
For centuries, the news industry has been shaped by wealthy, powerful men. Have they also helped to destroy it?
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Rupert Murdoch’s portrait in the attic
Michael Wolff’s account of the fall of the media strongman is an ugly, scurrilous tale of profit’s triumph over democracy.
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The race to buy the Telegraph group shows that newspapers are far from done
For the past couple of years the publication has been widely assumed to be in play, following the death of…
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The new front in Prince Harry’s battle with the tabloids
Even if the Duke of Sussex fails to prove any unlawful behaviour by the Mirror Group, he is likely to…
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Roger Ailes’s wife attacks the Murdochs
The widow of the former Fox News’ chairman gets personal.
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What’s next for Fox News – and Tucker Carlson?
Fox News won’t become a bastion of journalistic integrity just because it’s lost its leading host.
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What Rupert Murdoch vs Dominion reveals about his UK empire
The media magnate has been spared court. But the legal evidence offered extraordinary insights into his influence.
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Did Rupert Murdoch snub Liz Truss?
Unlike other Tory PMs, she never got a chance to meet the media magnate.
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“New ideas”? Axed Times columnist addresses the elephant in the room
After 18 years David Aaronovitch was mysteriously let go from Rupert Mudroch’s paper, but he feels “free at last”.
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Rishi and Piers triumph over Boris and Nadine in TalkTV ratings battle
The channel’s interview with Sunak pulled in more than twice as many viewers as that with Johnson.
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Will the Sunday Times turn on “wokery”?
After the liberal Emma Tucker, the newspaper’s appointment of Ben Taylor as editor could mean a rightwards shift.
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Piers Morgan: “The TalkTV ratings ate at my soul like a flesh-eating bug”
The combative presenter reflects on Cristiano Ronaldo, cancel culture and the “infinite patience” of Rupert Murdoch.
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Who will replace Britain’s longest-serving newspaper editor?
John Witherow has stepped down as editor of the Times. The succession pits an “old-school news hound” against an approachable,…
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Time for Rupert Murdoch to trade his empire for a legacy
If the media mogul wants to salvage his reputation, why not set up a trust to preserve his newspapers?
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Can Piers Morgan and Rupert Murdoch’s talkTV succeed where GB News has failed?
The UK could be on course for two Fox News-style channels.
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