News Corp. patriarch Rupert Murdoch, 93, wants to ensure eldest son Lachlan gets control of family trust, which has major stakes in Fox News parent Fox and the Wall Street Journal.

A unique court case has begun in Nevada this week. At stake is the future of the Murdoch empire and the decision about his succession plan.

A "momentous" court battle to determine the future of Rupert Murdoch's media empire and his £14.9 billion family trust begins in Nevada today. The fate of "a string of newspapers and television channels consumed by millions of people around the world" is at stake, as well as "thousands of jobs" and "billions of pounds", said Sky News.

Fox News quietly fired politics editor Chris Stirewalt. He was part of the team making the decision two months earlier to call Arizona for Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Media titan Rupert Murdoch was irate at the judgment.

Washoe County Second Judicial District Court Probate Commissioner Edmund Gorman partially granted a motion by major media outlets seeking access to sealed records and closed hearings in the high-profile Rupert Murdoch trust case.

Thanks to billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s outsize personality, his vast sway within the news industry and his role as a kingmaker in conservative politics, there’s long been heightened interest in his megadeals,

Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox news and the Wall Street Journal, is fighting to change his trust and give son Lachlan full control of media empire.