press lord
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of press lord
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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RKO resisted a reported $800,000 offer from rival studio bosses fearful of a Hearst smear campaign and eager to appease the press lord by buying and burying "Kane."
From Chicago Tribune
To Samuel I. Newhouse, 65, the little-known press lord whose 14 daily newspapers form the nation's fastest-growing newspaper chain, anything less than absolute possession of a paper is unthinkable.
From Time Magazine Archive
A business associate of the American press lord William Randolph Hearst, Shoriki echoed Hearst's populist impulses in his own dictum, "Do not trust experts because they know nothing of the masses."
From Time Magazine Archive
The first major arrival of foreign money came in 1985, when Australian press lord Rupert Murdoch bought 20th Century Fox for $575 million.
From Time Magazine Archive
After a pageant of dramatic late-night board meetings and a spirited ballet of lawyers swirling into court, however, New York magazine finally got a new master—and America a new press lord.
From Time Magazine Archive
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