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Malcolm Stevenson, Steve Forbes Jr is one example of a media proprietor. Steve Forbes was born on 18 July 1947 and he is the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media. He also became a nomination of the Republican party for president twice. He is a great media proprietor because he has a lot of experience in media. "Forbes is the nation’s leading business magazine, with a circulation of more than 900,000. Forbes combined with Forbes Asia and the company's licensee editions together reach a worldwide audience of more than 6 million readers." He is also the only writer that have won the highly prestigious Crystal Owl Award four times.

Another great example of a media proprietor is Walt Disney. Walter Elias Disney was born on 5 December 1901 and famously known as an American entrepreneur, cartoonist, animator, voice actor, and film producer. He and his brother Roy co-founded Walt Disney Productions, which turned into one of the best-known motion picture production companies in the world. After that, his life became truly successful resulting in winning 22 Academy Awards. One of his popular creation is Mickey Mouse. He started everything from the original film and created a lot of animations using the character. Consequently, this successful innovation led him to open a theme park called Disneyland and Disneyworld. Today, he owns numerous theme parks around the world and the most successful part is that a lot of people from around the world noted him as a legend.

Oprah Winfrey is a great example of a media proprietor because she started everything from media and became one of the most successful women in the world. She was born on 29 January 1954 and started her career in various media. She became very successful back then and a lot of people know her because of her experiences. Her career began in Nashville’s first African-American TV correspondent and the youngest person to co-anchor the news for WTVF, a CBS-affiliated television station. Winfrey also owned her morning show called AM Chicago and a year later, she changed it to The Oprah Winfrey Show. After that, she was also making a film debut and magazine called O, the Oprah Magazine which then became the most successful magazine launch in recent history. She was awarded Association of American Publishers’ AAP Honors Award and Oprah’s Book Club which also went on to be the largest book club in the world. moreover, she was ranked No.1 based on Forbes’ Power Celebrity list.