RENO — A closed-door court battle over control of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire begins Sept. 16 and could determine the future of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

Rupert Murdoch’s legal effort to rewrite the terms of an irrevocable family trust will remain confidential, a Nevada judge ruled.

EXCLUSIVE: The media and the public will not have access to the upcoming Nevada courtroom battle between Rupert Murdoch and most of his children over the 93-year-old mogul’s media empire. “The Motion for Access to the hearings in this case is denied,

A Nevada judge has ruled that billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his family can hold a secret court battle over the future of his vast media empire behind closed doors.

Next week, a probate official will hear evidence in a clash between Rupert Murdoch and some of his children over who should control his media companies after he dies.

A succession battle that will determine stewardship of Rupert Murdoch’s right-wing media empire will not be open to the public, a court has ruled. Nevada probate commissioner Edmund J. Gorman Jr. on Thursday denied a petition by a coalition of media organizations,