Sentences with phrase «press barons»
The phrase "press barons" refers to powerful individuals or groups who own or control a significant portion of the media industry, particularly newspapers. They have considerable influence over public opinion and news coverage. Full definition
The U.S. Supreme Court emasculated the controversial legal concept of «honest services» on Jun. 24th and in so doing, handed a moral victory to jailed former press baron Conrad Black.
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The privately educated City trader turned professional politician spent the Wednesday evening lapping up the applause of zillionaires and Tory press barons at the Ritz.
I know it's a shock that billionaire tax dodging press barons don't like trade unions.
Like other press barons one could name, Steve Brill was always somewhat larger than life — founding the American Lawyer, building the first online legal community, Counsel Connect and launching a cable channel dedicated to trials — Court TV.
Price starts with Lloyd George and goes on to retell the familiar stories of Baldwin versus the press barons Beaverbrook and Rothermere (and his famous denunciation of them as having «power without responsibility, the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages» - in fact written by Kipling).
The simple answer is that he wants to be considered as standing up against vested interest groups as he did with the newspapers, unlike David Cameron who has stood up for the press barons for party political gain.
I certainly don't remember the press barons making a huge noise about the lack of transparency on display there.
Labour accuse Tories of «shameless capitulation to press barons» after vote against Leveson 2 inquiry - Politics live
Tom Watson, the shadow culture secretary and deputy Labour leader, has put out a statement following the vote against a Leveson two inquiry accusing the government a «shameless capitulation to press barons».
Nevertheless it is amusing to see him mischievously scaling the scaffolding of Daily Mail owner Lord Rothermere's residence to erect a poster calling on the press baron to pay his taxes in the UK.
Don't wake on up on 9 June to see celebrations from the tax cheats, the press barons, the greedy bankers, Philip Green, the Southern Rail directors and crooked financiers that take our wealth, who have got away with it because the party they own, the Conservative Party, has won.
«Don't wake on up on 9 June to see celebrations from the tax cheats, the press barons, the greedy bankers, Philip Green, the Southern Rail directors and crooked financiers that take our wealth,» said Corbyn.
He held more than two dozen meetings with the press baron or his executives.