Maxwell was a press baron who did his best to gag reporters.
press baron in American English
noun
an influential newspaper publisher or owner who usually controls more than one widely circulated newspaper
Also called: press lord
Word origin
[1955–60]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backgrounder, cassette, geodesic dome, rite of passage, software
Examples of 'press baron' in a sentence
press baron
`Yeah,' I said, `being a press baron, he's bound to get a bad press.
Edward Docx THE CALLIGRAPHER (2003)
Britain's new press baron has described himself as 'a loyal dissident'.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But the fallen press baron, once self-assured but now ashen-faced, avoided the prosecutor's gaze and stared straight ahead at the jury.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Those are key proposals that the press barons should but have not accepted.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In any case, the power of the press barons is being rapidly eroded by the internet.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Where previously press barons owned newspapers for prestige and profit, today many have to make do with prestige alone.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Once upon a time, concerns were commonly voiced about the power of the press barons.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
There is no evidence that they have been hunting corrupt colleagues and hangers-on to press barons.