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Former U.K. Prime Minister says Bezos should reconsider 'Washington Post' publisher

4:40pm August 02, 2024

by David Folkenflik

Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Washington Post CEO Will Lewis told police a "clearly fabricated" account in 2011 to justify destroying emails amid a scandal. Lewis denies wrongdoing.

U.K. police reviewing accusations against 'Washington Post' publisher

3:35pm July 31, 2024

by David Folkenflik

British police are reviewing allegations that Washington Post CEO Will Lewis obstructed justice when he worked for media mogul Rupert Murdoch in the U.K. 13 years ago.

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Politics & Government

Too toxic for Fox News, Tucker Carlson snags a key role at GOP convention

5:25pm July 18, 2024

by David Folkenflik

Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch has been considered a kingmaker in Republican circles. Now two men he shunned — former President Donald Trump and former Fox star Tucker Carlson — are in the spotlight.

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2019 file photo, U.S. FILE - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gestures to students before she speaks at Amherst College in Amherst, Mass, on Oct. 3, 2019. Ginsburg is being remembered during ceremonies at the Supreme Court on Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

RBG award ceremony canceled amid controversy over recipients

9:25pm March 18, 2024

Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk and junk bond creator Michael Milken were among the recipients of the 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award.

Will Lewis speaks in July 2017, when he was the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and CEO of Dow Jones.

New 'Washington Post' CEO accused of Murdoch tabloid hacking cover-up

10:08am December 20, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Lawyers for Prince Harry and Hugh Grant have alleged in court that The Washington Post's next CEO helped the Murdochs clean up after illegal phone-hacking incidents at their British tabloids.

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Rupert Murdoch, shown in London in July 2011, sought for years to acquire full control of Sky. His British newspaper arm now faces allegations its tabloids hacked into Cabinet ministers' voice mails to pressure them to allow the deal to go through.

Politics & Government

Ex-British officials say Murdoch tabloids hacked them to aid corporate agenda

8:26am December 05, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Ex-U.K. cabinet ministers allege Murdoch's tabloids hacked their voicemails for salacious scoops to try to intimidate them from blocking its takeover of a satellite TV firm.

Prince William and Prince Harry walk after viewing tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth II outside Windsor Castle last September. Court papers say Prince William received "a very large sum of money" in a 2020 phone hacking settlement with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Prince Harry alleges in another lawsuit that Murdoch newspaper employees hacked into royals' phones.

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Prince William got a 'very large sum' in a Murdoch settlement in 2020

4:54pm April 25, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Prince William received a large payout in 2020 from Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm in an alleged phone hacking case, according to court documents made public Tuesday.

A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters in New York on April 12.

Politics & Government

The $1.6 billion Dominion v. Fox News trial starts Tuesday. Catch up here

9:03pm April 16, 2023

by Mary Yang

Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News and its parent company Fox Corp. for knowingly airing false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election against ex-President Donald Trump.

The Fox News studios and headquarters in New York on March 21.

Politics & Government

Judge rebukes Fox attorneys ahead of defamation trial: 'Omission is a lie'

6:07pm April 12, 2023

by Karl Baker

Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis says he will appoint an outside attorney to investigate whether Fox News attorneys withheld key evidence in weeks leading up to defamation trial.

Attorneys for Fox argued on Tuesday that chairman Rupert Murdoch should not have to travel to Delaware to testify in a $1.6 billion defamation case against the network. The judge noted that Murdoch was planning to travel between four cities with his wife-to-be.

Politics & Government

Judge to Fox News: Don't make me 'look like an idiot' over Rupert Murdoch testifying

12:09pm March 29, 2023

by Karl Baker

The judge in a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox seemed doubtful of the network's argument that Murdoch should not travel to testify. The newly engaged chairman plans to travel widely with his bride.