maverick, n.All

The Maverick (n.) in ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a newsroom is kept on for the fun of it, until people start listening to him about power.

The Maverick (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠celebrated once he stops publishing: I. F. Stone was an outcast until he folded his weekly, then within a year he was proof of how good our press is.