In describing his own attempt to cosy up to the Murdochs, he said that "unlike the Labour Party, we were not trying to convince a centre-right proprietor of a set of newspapers with solidly centre-right views to change the position of a lifetime".
In any case, the divine right of proprietors, as Black's management theory might be known, seems unlikely to pass to his chosen buyers.
As a left-wing journalist working for the right-wing proprietor Max Beaverbrook before, during and after the war, the vituperative scorn of his prose injured those who did not realise that it masked a complete lack of personal malice.
There was a lot of noise by this point, but Lord Kinnock was definitely calling for some sort of curbs on the right of proprietors to set an ideological course for their titles.
Doubtless, some of Fleet Street's finest papers were taking guidance from their right-wing proprietors, and from Conservative Party H.Q., which has been assiduously promoting the last-minute-surge theory.
Weather this cold must be the dream of every coffee shop proprietor, right?
Tells about his misconceptions about the hotel which were set right by the proprietor, Mr. Hyman B. Cantor.
In general the right of a proprietor to decide as she pleases about the resource that she owns applies whether or not others are affected by her decision.
In a sign of the anger felt by the leadership at the hostile press Mr Corbyn has received, Labour's shadow Chancellor suggested at the weekend that, if elected, the party could "break up" media ownership to thwart the dominance of right-wing newspaper proprietors.
"However, we have always felt that when you traded with a website, you have a right to know who the proprietor is.
This restored vintage trailer is parked on the East Side of town, close to East 6th Street's upscale dive bars and dozens of art galleries; the proprietors (who live right next door) even have a few scooters for rent, for exploring the neighbourhood in style.
