William Randolph Hearst
1863 CE – 1951 CE
William Randolph Hearst (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper publisher and politician. He laid the foundation for the Hearst family's mass media empire via his control of the Hearst Corporation. His extravagant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human-interest stories.
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Born · 1863 CE
1899 CENewsboys Strike In New YorkThe newsboys' strike of 1899 was a U.S. youth-led campaign to facilitate change in the way that Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst's newspapers…
Died · 1951 CE
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Joseph Pulitzer