Lord Copper

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Lord Copper is the pompous and tyrannical newspaper magnate in Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Scoop," widely seen as a caricature of press barons like Lord Beaverbrook.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Scoop NERFINISHED
authorialIntention satirize Fleet Street journalism
characterType pompous
tyrannical
controls Daily Beast (fictional newspaper) NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom
creator Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED
depictedAs ignorant about foreign affairs
overbearing employer
firstAppearance Scoop NERFINISHED
genre satire
isCaricatureOf British press barons
Lord Beaverbrook NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryRole satirical representation of media power
medium novel
nationalityInFiction British
notableFor being a caricature of powerful newspaper owners
comic misuse of power over foreign correspondents
occupation newspaper magnate
press baron
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1938
settingOfActivity British newspaper industry

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Scoop character Lord Copper