press baron

American  

noun

1. an influential newspaper publisher or owner who usually controls more than one widely circulated newspaper.

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Etymology

Origin of press baron

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

The billionaire Cox family, descendants of an Ohio press baron who bought his first newspaper in 1898, began acquiring cable systems in 1962 and has since held them with a tight grip.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

In a string of posts on Friday, Mr. Musk — who, like any proud press baron, keeps a close watch on his platform — cracked jokes, defended his positions, and needled his critics.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2022

Maxwell, the daughter of late British press baron Robert Maxwell, is serving her sentence in a Tallahassee, Florida, prison, and is appealing her conviction.

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2022

The favorite daughter of late press baron Robert Maxwell has been locked up since her July 2019 arrest at the dreaded Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

From Fox News • Dec. 30, 2021

In April 2018, Johnson, who was then Britain’s foreign secretary, was photographed at an airport in Italy after traveling to a weekend party at a converted castle owned by a Russian-British press baron, Evgeny Lebedev.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2019