my name is William Randolph Hearst I’m sure you know the Hearst family quite
sure you know the Hearst family quite
sure you know the Hearst family quite well I reinvented the newspaper world my
well I reinvented the newspaper world my
well I reinvented the newspaper world my philosophy is that there is an
philosophy is that there is an
philosophy is that there is an opportunity in every obstacle conflict
opportunity in every obstacle conflict
opportunity in every obstacle conflict is a good thing because it makes someone
is a good thing because it makes someone
is a good thing because it makes someone think on their feet it’s like a chess
think on their feet it’s like a chess
think on their feet it’s like a chess game in that sense I think what it takes
game in that sense I think what it takes
game in that sense I think what it takes to be a genius is you have to see beyond
to be a genius is you have to see beyond
to be a genius is you have to see beyond the present situation you have to make
the present situation you have to make
the present situation you have to make the connections you have to draw on
the connections you have to draw on
the connections you have to draw on everything that you’ve experienced in
everything that you’ve experienced in
everything that you’ve experienced in your life and everything that you’ve
your life and everything that you’ve
your life and everything that you’ve read and everything that you’ve been
read and everything that you’ve been
read and everything that you’ve been given you create the future around you I
given you create the future around you I
given you create the future around you I invented a new form of journalism one
invented a new form of journalism one
invented a new form of journalism one that just didn’t wait around for the
that just didn’t wait around for the
that just didn’t wait around for the world to happen there’s a story there’s
world to happen there’s a story there’s
world to happen there’s a story there’s a human story in every story that I
a human story in every story that I
a human story in every story that I think is the real element of a great
think is the real element of a great
think is the real element of a great story if I didn’t invent that I cleared
story if I didn’t invent that I cleared
story if I didn’t invent that I cleared out all the other stuff and got to the
out all the other stuff and got to the
out all the other stuff and got to the heart of what a real story is available
heart of what a real story is available
heart of what a real story is available how do I compare myself to Pulitzer I
how do I compare myself to Pulitzer I
how do I compare myself to Pulitzer I owe a lot to him to get me off the
owe a lot to him to get me off the
owe a lot to him to get me off the ground but after that he started a
ground but after that he started a
ground but after that he started a competition that he really wasn’t able
competition that he really wasn’t able
competition that he really wasn’t able to finish Pulitzer pushed me to be a
to finish Pulitzer pushed me to be a
to finish Pulitzer pushed me to be a better newspaperman and when I pushed
better newspaperman and when I pushed
better newspaperman and when I pushed back after a while I think his steam
back after a while I think his steam
back after a while I think his steam just went out maybe it is his age his
just went out maybe it is his age his
just went out maybe it is his age his ingenuity couldn’t keep up with mine
ingenuity couldn’t keep up with mine
ingenuity couldn’t keep up with mine maybe it was the money so you asked if I
maybe it was the money so you asked if I
maybe it was the money so you asked if I felt sorry for mr. Pulitzer and I would
felt sorry for mr. Pulitzer and I would
felt sorry for mr. Pulitzer and I would have to say that I do not feel sorry for
have to say that I do not feel sorry for
have to say that I do not feel sorry for mr. Pulitzer Life deals you a hand gives
mr. Pulitzer Life deals you a hand gives
mr. Pulitzer Life deals you a hand gives you a circumstance and the only thing
you a circumstance and the only thing
you a circumstance and the only thing you can truly control is what you do
you can truly control is what you do
you can truly control is what you do about it so I don’t really feel sorry
about it so I don’t really feel sorry
about it so I don’t really feel sorry for anyone in that sense who won who won
for anyone in that sense who won who won
for anyone in that sense who won who won the battle between Hearst and Pulitzer I
the battle between Hearst and Pulitzer I
the battle between Hearst and Pulitzer I did of course but I think of really one
did of course but I think of really one
did of course but I think of really one is the American people because they got
is the American people because they got
is the American people because they got two geniuses making the best out of each
two geniuses making the best out of each
two geniuses making the best out of each other and they got better journalism
other and they got better journalism
other and they got better journalism years from now I think we’ll both be
years from now I think we’ll both be
years from now I think we’ll both be remembered in different ways I will be
remembered in different ways I will be
remembered in different ways I will be remembered as someone who ignited the
remembered as someone who ignited the
remembered as someone who ignited the common man’s spirit which
common man’s spirit which
common man’s spirit which different than Pulitzer because Pulitzer
different than Pulitzer because Pulitzer
different than Pulitzer because Pulitzer I think will be remembered as a good
I think will be remembered as a good
I think will be remembered as a good newspaper guy a good businessman who ran
newspaper guy a good businessman who ran
newspaper guy a good businessman who ran successful papers for a while but in
successful papers for a while but in
successful papers for a while but in that sense he will be a footnote in the
that sense he will be a footnote in the
that sense he will be a footnote in the world of journalism where his Hurst’s
world of journalism where his Hurst’s
world of journalism where his Hurst’s name my name will be remembered as a
name my name will be remembered as a
name my name will be remembered as a game-changer as someone who changed the
game-changer as someone who changed the
game-changer as someone who changed the way the news happens
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