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William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (d. 1951)

William Randolph Hearst Sr. was an American newspaper publisher, and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst.

29 April 1863

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