press baron

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of press baron¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

But Rupert Murdoch, the Australian press baron who made his fortune in tabloids, forced him to go back on his word.

From The Daily Beast

The compulsively aggressive Australian is a great businessman, writes press baron and Rupert frenemy Conrad Black.

From The Daily Beast

Longtime press baron and Murdoch frenemy Conrad Black on what Michael Wolff got wrong in his new biography of the media titan.

From The Daily Beast