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Hearst

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Hearst  (hûrst), William Randolph 1863-1951.
American newspaper and magazine publisher. Beginning with the San Francisco Examiner in 1887, he built the world's largest publishing empire, comprising 28 major newspapers. A passionate collector, he displayed many of his acquisitions in San Simeon, his ornate California estate.
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Noun1.HearstHearst - United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951)
William Randolph Hearst


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It cost Hearst eighteen million dollars a year to run his various papers, and this sum, and more, he got back from the middle class in payment for advertising.
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