Rupert Murdoch argues that his younger children could dilute Fox News’ right-wing appeal, risking its audience; he believes his eldest child Lachlan will keep the broadcaster’s hard-right stance

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.

Watch from outside a Nevada court as a battle over control of Rupert Murdoch’s global television and publishing empire begins Monday 16 September, where a judge will consider the contentious matter of succession.