William Randolph Hearst: The Early Years, 1863-1910Oxford University Press, 1998年4月16日 - 384 頁 William Randolph Hearst was one of the most colorful and important figures of turn-of-the-century America, a man who changed the face of American journalism and whose influence extends to the present day. Now, in William Randolph Hearst, Ben Procter gives us the most authoritative account of Hearst's extraordinary career in newspapers and politics. Born to great wealth--his father was a partial owner of four fabulously rich mines--Hearst began his career in his early twenties by revitalizing a rundown newspaper, the San Franciso Examiner. Hearst took what had been a relatively sedate form of communicating information and essentially created the modern tabloid, complete with outrageous headlines, human interest stories, star columnists, comic strips, wide photo coverage, and crusading zeal. His papers fairly bristled with life. By 1910 he had built a newspaper empire--eight papers and two magazines read by nearly three million people. Hearst did much to create "yellow journalism"--with the emphasis on sensationalism and the lowering of journalistic standards. But Procter shows that Hearst's papers were also challenging and innovative and powerful: They exposed corruption, advocated progressive reforms, strongly supported recent immigrants, became a force in the Democratic Party, and helped ignite the Spanish-American War. Procter vividly depicts Hearst's own political career from his 1902 election to Congress to his presidential campaign in 1904 and his bitter defeats in New York's Mayoral and Gubernatorial races. Written with a broad narrative sweep and based on previously unavailable letters and manuscripts, William Randoph Hearst illuminates the character and era of the man who left an indelible mark on American journalism. |
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... boss of San Francisco.” George Hearst was thus maneuvering to run for governor of California in 1882.43 But Will Hearst had much greater concerns; he had fallen in love with Sybil Sanderson, the daughter of a state supreme court judge ...
... boss of San Francisco.” George Hearst was thus maneuvering to run for governor of California in 1882.43 But Will Hearst had much greater concerns; he had fallen in love with Sybil Sanderson, the daughter of a state supreme court judge ...
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... boss of San Francisco,” was the embodiment in the 1880s.1 But more than any other American city, San Francisco was one of glaring contrasts. Since disproportionate numbers of the population were male, in the main transients and ...
... boss of San Francisco,” was the embodiment in the 1880s.1 But more than any other American city, San Francisco was one of glaring contrasts. Since disproportionate numbers of the population were male, in the main transients and ...
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... bosses in power.” Betterpaved streets, a more efficient sewer system, wellbuilt schools, and competent teaching were constant demands. Yet Hearst looked past obvious public concerns. At his direction, one Examiner reporter got himself ...
... bosses in power.” Betterpaved streets, a more efficient sewer system, wellbuilt schools, and competent teaching were constant demands. Yet Hearst looked past obvious public concerns. At his direction, one Examiner reporter got himself ...
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... boss,” George P. West recounted, “who flung away money, lived like a ruler of the late Empire at his house above the water at Sausalito, and cheered them on ... [to make] newspaper history.”27 Yet Hearst never revealed to staff members ...
... boss,” George P. West recounted, “who flung away money, lived like a ruler of the late Empire at his house above the water at Sausalito, and cheered them on ... [to make] newspaper history.”27 Yet Hearst never revealed to staff members ...
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... Boss Tweed investigations during the 1860s) and Pulitzer's World had already used the expose effectively and “E. W. Scripps [had] established the first newspaper chain in 1875”—Hearsts rivals in the San Francisco area, the Chronicle and ...
... Boss Tweed investigations during the 1860s) and Pulitzer's World had already used the expose effectively and “E. W. Scripps [had] established the first newspaper chain in 1875”—Hearsts rivals in the San Francisco area, the Chronicle and ...
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The Journals | |
Political Activist | |
Running for President | |
Uncrowned Mayor of New York | |
Patron Saint of the Independents | |
Notes | 1 |
Index Illustrations | 68 |
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