for over half a century William Randolph Hearst was a key power in American
Hearst was a key power in American
Hearst was a key power in American journalism and politics hi I’m Rebecca
journalism and politics hi I’m Rebecca
journalism and politics hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re finding out more about the
today we’re finding out more about the
today we’re finding out more about the legend that is William Randolph Hearst
legend that is William Randolph Hearst
legend that is William Randolph Hearst firstly can you just kind of describe
firstly can you just kind of describe
firstly can you just kind of describe the world of newspapers that Hearst was
the world of newspapers that Hearst was
the world of newspapers that Hearst was involved in ok this was really the
involved in ok this was really the
involved in ok this was really the Golden Age of newspapers that he goes
Golden Age of newspapers that he goes
Golden Age of newspapers that he goes into New York in 1895 and there’s 48
into New York in 1895 and there’s 48
into New York in 1895 and there’s 48 daily newspapers at the time morning
daily newspapers at the time morning
daily newspapers at the time morning papers afternoon papers highbrow papers
papers afternoon papers highbrow papers
papers afternoon papers highbrow papers lowbrow papers there’s something for
lowbrow papers there’s something for
lowbrow papers there’s something for everybody and they’re not only just
everybody and they’re not only just
everybody and they’re not only just publishing once a day they published
publishing once a day they published
publishing once a day they published three or four editions a day and when
three or four editions a day and when
three or four editions a day and when news gets hot they published 30-40
news gets hot they published 30-40
news gets hot they published 30-40 editions a day so it’s a 24/7 news
editions a day so it’s a 24/7 news
editions a day so it’s a 24/7 news environment there’s no other competitive
environment there’s no other competitive
environment there’s no other competitive media there’s no TV broadcast yet
media there’s no TV broadcast yet
media there’s no TV broadcast yet newspapers are it they almost have a
newspapers are it they almost have a
newspapers are it they almost have a monopoly on the the flow of public
monopoly on the the flow of public
monopoly on the the flow of public information and they’re incredibly rich
information and they’re incredibly rich
information and they’re incredibly rich in exciting businesses using the
in exciting businesses using the
in exciting businesses using the Telegraph and the telegram all these
Telegraph and the telegram all these
Telegraph and the telegram all these exciting technologies and how did
exciting technologies and how did
exciting technologies and how did William Randolph Hearst initially get
William Randolph Hearst initially get
William Randolph Hearst initially get into journalism and get interested in it
into journalism and get interested in it
into journalism and get interested in it he was given a newspaper by his father
he was given a newspaper by his father
he was given a newspaper by his father his father was a US senator and a very
his father was a US senator and a very
his father was a US senator and a very rich man he made his money and mines he
rich man he made his money and mines he
rich man he made his money and mines he owned parts of for the richest mines in
owned parts of for the richest mines in
owned parts of for the richest mines in the history of America but he had a
the history of America but he had a
the history of America but he had a newspaper that he was losing money on so
newspaper that he was losing money on so
newspaper that he was losing money on so he gave it to a son William Randolph
he gave it to a son William Randolph
he gave it to a son William Randolph Hearst to operate and he did a terrific
Hearst to operate and he did a terrific
Hearst to operate and he did a terrific job of it and decided that if he was
job of it and decided that if he was
job of it and decided that if he was going to really prove himself as the
going to really prove himself as the
going to really prove himself as the newspaperman he had to do it in New York
newspaperman he had to do it in New York
newspaperman he had to do it in New York because New York was already the place
because New York was already the place
because New York was already the place where you know if you could make it
where you know if you could make it
where you know if you could make it there you could make it anywhere so he
there you could make it anywhere so he
there you could make it anywhere so he goes to New York and takes on Joseph
goes to New York and takes on Joseph
goes to New York and takes on Joseph Pulitzer who’s at the time the king of
Pulitzer who’s at the time the king of
Pulitzer who’s at the time the king of the New York press and the king of the
the New York press and the king of the
the New York press and the king of the American press and the biggest mightiest
American press and the biggest mightiest
American press and the biggest mightiest publisher of America had seemed at that
publisher of America had seemed at that
publisher of America had seemed at that time and in three years they have this
time and in three years they have this
time and in three years they have this fierce competition and young Hearst
fierce competition and young Hearst
fierce competition and young Hearst pretty much wipes the floor with all
pretty much wipes the floor with all
pretty much wipes the floor with all Pulitzer I think I read that William
Pulitzer I think I read that William
Pulitzer I think I read that William Randolph Hearst had some kind of strange
Randolph Hearst had some kind of strange
Randolph Hearst had some kind of strange editing habits can you kind of describe
editing habits can you kind of describe
editing habits can you kind of describe this routine for us he’d like to work in
this routine for us he’d like to work in
this routine for us he’d like to work in the newsroom this guy was born to money
the newsroom this guy was born to money
the newsroom this guy was born to money into a very wealthy family and went to
into a very wealthy family and went to
into a very wealthy family and went to Harvard and so on but he leaned like
Harvard and so on but he leaned like
Harvard and so on but he leaned like nothing more than to hang
nothing more than to hang
nothing more than to hang in the newsroom with is a journalist he
in the newsroom with is a journalist he
in the newsroom with is a journalist he used to perform on stage when he was in
used to perform on stage when he was in
used to perform on stage when he was in college and never lost those habits and
college and never lost those habits and
college and never lost those habits and sometimes when he would get an edition
sometimes when he would get an edition
sometimes when he would get an edition of the newspaper and hot off the press
of the newspaper and hot off the press
of the newspaper and hot off the press anyone to look through it and make sure
anyone to look through it and make sure
anyone to look through it and make sure everything was okay he’d spread it on
everything was okay he’d spread it on
everything was okay he’d spread it on the floor then he would dance among the
the floor then he would dance among the
the floor then he would dance among the pages looking at the headlines and the
pages looking at the headlines and the
pages looking at the headlines and the pictures and if he saw something that
pictures and if he saw something that
pictures and if he saw something that liked him his dance with speed up the
liked him his dance with speed up the
liked him his dance with speed up the video he saw something that didn’t like
video he saw something that didn’t like
video he saw something that didn’t like him he would slow down and start
him he would slow down and start
him he would slow down and start sprawling in the margins he also was
sprawling in the margins he also was
sprawling in the margins he also was very lenient with his staff and let them
very lenient with his staff and let them
very lenient with his staff and let them get away with murder as a manager he
get away with murder as a manager he
get away with murder as a manager he would put up with anyone so long as they
would put up with anyone so long as they
would put up with anyone so long as they had talent and he had some real and
had talent and he had some real and
had talent and he had some real and reprobates on staffs and some terrible
reprobates on staffs and some terrible
reprobates on staffs and some terrible drunks who would go disappearing for
drunks who would go disappearing for
drunks who would go disappearing for weeks at a time until he’d have to send
weeks at a time until he’d have to send
weeks at a time until he’d have to send out his best investigative reporters to
out his best investigative reporters to
out his best investigative reporters to find his own staff and bring him back
find his own staff and bring him back
find his own staff and bring him back into the office and why do you think
into the office and why do you think
into the office and why do you think it’s important to fully understand the
it’s important to fully understand the
it’s important to fully understand the men who he really was
men who he really was
men who he really was well he’s still one of them monstrous
well he’s still one of them monstrous
well he’s still one of them monstrous figures of the 20th century and he’s up
figures of the 20th century and he’s up
figures of the 20th century and he’s up there with the Fords and the
there with the Fords and the
there with the Fords and the Rockefellers and his family is still
Rockefellers and his family is still
Rockefellers and his family is still very prominent his granddaughter Patty
very prominent his granddaughter Patty
very prominent his granddaughter Patty Hearst everybody knows about her his
Hearst everybody knows about her his
Hearst everybody knows about her his personal residence San Simeon and
personal residence San Simeon and
personal residence San Simeon and California attracts hundreds of
California attracts hundreds of
California attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists and his company
thousands of tourists and his company
thousands of tourists and his company still alive and operating and it owns
still alive and operating and it owns
still alive and operating and it owns some of the biggest magazines and
some of the biggest magazines and
some of the biggest magazines and newspapers in America including a
newspapers in America including a
newspapers in America including a cosmopolitan the Hearst family name and
cosmopolitan the Hearst family name and
cosmopolitan the Hearst family name and the Hearst family business has always
the Hearst family business has always
the Hearst family business has always been a big part of the United States
been a big part of the United States
been a big part of the United States culture and continues to be to this day
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