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Northcliffe

American  
[nawrth-klif] / ˈnɔrθ klɪf /
Northcliffe British  
/ ˈnɔːθklɪf /

noun

  1. Viscount. title of Alfred Charles William Harmsworth. 1865–1922, British newspaper proprietor. With his brother, 1st Viscount Rothermere, he built up a vast chain of newspapers. He founded the Daily Mail (1896), the Daily Mirror (1903), and acquired The Times (1908)

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St John Harmsworth – brother of newspaper magnates Lords Northcliffe and Rothermere – made Perrier a byword for mineral water across the British empire.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Attractive, stylish and photogenic, she was perfect casting for the tabloids that had been ushered in by the press baron Lord Northcliffe, whose infamous motto was “Get Me a Murder a Day”.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2019

The keynote address, on the theme of idiolect — the distinctive speech patterns of particular characters — was delivered by John Mullan, Lord Northcliffe chair of modern English literature at University College London.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2017

Prof John Mullan, Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London, said Austen's enduring appeal boils down to one thing - her writing.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2017

Some of the fledglings, we are informed, are already learning to whistle the familiar Northcliffe air, "Lloyd George Must Go," quite distinctly.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-14 by Various

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