William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper magnate whose chain of papers dominated early twentieth-century journalism.
His sensationalist approach—called yellow journalism—helped push the United States into the Spanish-American War.
Hearst built a media empire spanning newspapers, magazines, and radio, and constructed the famously lavish Hearst Castle in California.
Orson Welles's *Citizen Kane* drew heavily on his life.
Reporting prioritizing shock value
- sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
- Spanish-American War1898 US-Spain territorial conflict
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
muckraking · editorial · newsprint · reportage · press baron · syndication · columnist · investigative reporting
Newspaper tycoon's rise and fall
- RosebudUnopened flower of a thorny shrub
- biographiesAccounts of people's lives
- controversialCausing public dispute
- media influenceNews outlets shaping views
Communications industry titan
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- Harper's BazaarLongstanding fashion and style periodical
Good Housekeeping · syndicate · publishing · radio stations · newsreels · monopoly · acquisitions · circulation
Lavishly grand and spacious
- estateProperty and grounds
- mansionLarge, stately home
- art collectionAssembled creative works
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
grandeur · Gothic Revival · gardens · terrazzo · tourist attraction · Xanadu · assemblage · tapestries
U.S. lawmaking body
- DemocraticOne major U.S. political party
- gubernatorialOf a governor
- progressivismPhilosophy advocating societal reform
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
isolationist · political influence · kingmaker · campaigns · reform · labor · influence
Wealth or destiny
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- Comstock LodeFamous Nevada ore deposit
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- plutocratRuler through wealth
opulent · philanthropist · art collector · patron · extravagance · spending · debts · financial crisis
yellow journalism
Reporting prioritizing shock value
- sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
- Spanish-American War1898 US-Spain territorial conflict
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
headlines · muckraking · editorial · newsprint · reportage · press baron · syndication · columnist · investigative reporting · propaganda
Citizen Kane
Newspaper tycoon's rise and fall
- RosebudUnopened flower of a thorny shrub
- biographiesAccounts of people's lives
- controversialCausing public dispute
Orson Welles · media influence · dynasty · propaganda · documentaries
media mogul
Communications industry titan
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
Harper's Bazaar · Good Housekeeping · syndicate · publishing · radio stations · newsreels · monopoly · acquisitions · circulation · broadsheet
palatial
Lavishly grand and spacious
- estateProperty and grounds
- mansionLarge, stately home
- art collectionAssembled creative works
opulence · grandeur · Gothic Revival · gardens · terrazzo · tourist attraction · Xanadu · assemblage · tapestries · antiquities
Congress
U.S. lawmaking body
- DemocraticOne major U.S. political party
- gubernatorialOf a governor
- progressivismPhilosophy advocating societal reform
populism · isolationist · political influence · kingmaker · campaigns · reform · labor · influence
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- Comstock LodeFamous Nevada ore deposit
- miningExtracting earth's resources
plutocrat · opulent · philanthropist · art collector · patron · extravagance · spending · debts · financial crisis · receivership
- mass mediaprinting press, television, radio, magazines, cinema
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, news, articles
- 1898 AmericaSpanish-American War, USS Maine, McKinley, Rough Riders, Cuba
- Media MogulsRupert Murdoch, Ted Turner, Joseph Pulitzer, Michael Bloomberg, media mogul
- Media PioneersGutenberg, Marconi, Edison, Walt Disney, Rupert Murdoch
- Press FiguresJoseph Pulitzer, Ida Tarbell, Nellie Bly, Edward R. Murrow, Bob Woodward
William Randolph HearstEdward R. Murrow
journalistic integrity · Walter Cronkite · Bob Woodward · Carl Bernstein · Ida B. Wells
William Randolph HearstUpton Sinclair
William Randolph HearstNoam Chomsky
Influential linguist and activist
independent press · public broadcasting · community journalism · PBS · NPR
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