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Hearst acquisition. Announcement that William Randolph Hearst has become owner of the newspaper, March 4, 1887. In 1880, mining engineer and entrepreneur George Hearst bought the Examiner. Seven years later, after being elected to the U.S. Senate, he gave it to his son, William Randolph Hearst, who was then 23 years old.
- 1863 as Democratic Press, 1865 as The Daily Examiner
- 465 California St. Suite 1600, San Francisco, CA 94104
Dec 15, 2009 · Updated: November 30, 2021 | Original: December 15, 2009. William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) launched his career by taking charge of his father’s struggling newspaper the San Francisco...
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Sep 17, 2021 · 1 hr ago. Chronicle Vault // Portals of the Past. How William Randolph Hearst remade struggling S.F. Examiner into prestige paper. By Gary Kamiya Updated Sep 17, 2021 5:09 p.m. William Randolph...
Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst . After moving to New York City, Hearst acquired the New York Journal and fought a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer 's New York World.
Larger-than-life American publisher William Randolph Hearst acquired his first newspaper, the San Francisco Examiner, in 1886. Over the next two decades, he built a media empire which revolutionized journalism. His dictatorial style and sensational approach to the news generated a fortune as well as controversy.
A Brief History of Hearst. On March 4, a 23-year-old William Randolph Hearst places his name on the masthead of the San Francisco Examiner as "Proprietor" for the first time, marking the beginning of Hearst Corporation.
Apr 2, 2014 · Hearst's father, a California Gold Rush multimillionaire, had acquired the failing San Francisco Examiner newspaper to promote his political career. In 1887, Hearst was granted the...
