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Sly Fox: Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch walk together as they arrive on the third day of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 13, 2017, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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In tonight’s edition, documents from Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s family court trust fight have finally been released by a Nevada court, and the info within shines a light on what exactly they were trying to keep from the public view. In this edition of Breaker, after reviewing thousands of documents, we reveal what they didn’t want you to see, including a mega-merger thwarted.
Also, The Financial Times is set to lose yet another top exec after we revealed last week that strategy chief Nick Fallon had left the publication. We speak to newsroom insiders who tell us how they think conservative Nikkei owners will likely react to the news.
Plus, The Guardian has poached an ex-HuffPost and Politico editor to head up a new role leading talent partnerships with Substack writers, and the NY Post names a chief reporter for Page Six.
Finally, we have our ever-comprehensive reading, listening, and watching list to keep you up to speed on the latest headlines from the media world while you enjoy the last days of summer.
Mentioned tonight: Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Siobhán McKenna, Paddy Manning, Charles M. Blow, Nick Fallon, John Ridding, Jon Slade, David Remnick, Hanaa’ Tameez, Catherine Herridge, John Koblin, Ryan Glasspiegel, Ben Horney, Michael Savage, Scott Nover, Dominic Sandbrook, Esther Bintliff, Charlotte Tobitt, Max Lederer, Erik Slavin, Lara Korte, Meg White, Natasha Dangoor, Caroline Davies, Will Gottsegen, Karen Attiah, Benjamin Mullin, Jessica Tarlov, Rob Bonta, Jeff Stein, Stanley Druckenmiller, Louise Bokkenheuser, Danny Boyle, and more.
Murdoch Part 1: What They Tried To Hide
In February, we reported on efforts by lawyers acting for Fox Corp CEO Lachlan and his father Rupert Murdoch to prevent the publication of documents from their Nevada family trust court fight.
Late last week, those documents, first reported on by the New York Times and now obtained and reviewed by Breaker, were finally released, and they paint an illuminating picture of just what the Murdochs may have been trying to keep from public view…
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