There are many newspaper that combine reformist investigative reporting and lurid sensationalism, this is not the intent of C.E.O. reporters. Our correspondents are tasked with reporting facts and not sensationalism. William Randolph Hearst is credited with creating this style of "Yellow Journalism" reporting.
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Hearst By Jeff Wierichs
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William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951)
Inspired by the journalism of Joseph Pulitzer, Hearst turned the newspaper into a combination of reformist investigative reporting and lurid sensationalism. He soon developed a reputation for employing the best journalists available. This included Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Crane, Mark Twain, Richard Harding Davis and Jack London. Hearst was a member of the United States House of Representatives (1903-07) In the 1920s Hearst built a castle on a 240,000 acre ranch at San Simeon, California. At his peak he owned 28 major newspapers and 18 magazines, along with several radio stations and movie companies. The Great Depression weakened his financial position and by 1940 he had lost personal control of his vast communications empire. Hearst upset the left-wing in America by being a pro-Nazi in the 1930s and a staunch anti-Communist in the 1940s. William Randolph Hearst @ spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
He studied at Harvard, then took over the San Francisco Examiner in
1887 from his father. He acquired the New York Morning Journal (1895),
and launched the Evening Journal in 1896. He sensationalized journalism
by the introduction of banner headlines and lavish illustrations. Believed
by many to have initiated the Spanish--American War of 1898 to encourage
sales of his newspaper, he also advocated political assassination in
an editorial just months before the assassination of President McKinley.
His national chain of newspapers and periodicals grew to include the
Chicago Examiner , Boston American , Cosmopolitan , and Harper's Bazaar
. His life inspired the Orson Welles film Citizen Kane --biography.com
"Yellow Journalism"
Though the term was originally coined to describe the journalistic practices of Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst proved himself worthy of the title. Today, it is his name that is synonymous with "yellow journalism." The Sensational Beginnings of Yellow Journalism
Quoted from Thinkquest Library. Jeff Wierichs. William Randolph Hearst. http://www.spanamwar.com/Hearst.htm
The Sensational Beginnings of Yellow Journalism
in 1898, newspapers provided the major source of news in America. At this time, it was common practice for a newspaper to report the editor's interpretation of the news rather than objective journalism. If the information reported was inaccurate or biased, the American public had little means for verification. With this sort of influence, the newspapers wielded much political power. In order to increase circulation, the publishers of these papers often exploited their position by sponsoring a flamboyant and irresponsible approach to news reporting that became known as "yellow journalism." Though the term was originally coined to describe the journalistic practices of Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst proved himself worthy of the title. Today, it is his name that is synonymous with "yellow journalism."
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