Rupert Murdoch, 93, wants eldest son Lachlan to run his empire after his death – but his other children want their say

A 113-year-old courthouse with a towering copper dome near the banks of the Truckee River in Reno, Nevada, was for several days last week the center of a family drama that could in time affect the information and opinion consumption of global millions.

What is at stake could be the fate of one of the most powerful media empires in the world and, in the shape of Fox News in the US, one that has been a driving force behind Donald Trump’s Maga movement just as he seeks to return to the White House.