trugglingnewspaper, the San Francisco Examiner, and turned it into a prosperous publication within a fewyears. He also turned the unsuccessful newspaper, New York Journal, into the largest newspaperchain in the United States through a series of strategies. Not only did he had the largest chain ofnewspaper, he was also one of the largest owners of magazines. He had established a trademark of“Hearst’s journalism” and was nicknamed the founder of the “Yellow Journalism” during theSpanish-American War.Despite his uneventful foray into politics, he remained throughout the decades as a verydominating figure, a great motivating publisher and an opinion maker. Not only did he justdominate the newspaper industry by owning 28 major publications, diversify his interests intoowning 28 magazines, several radio stations, movie production companies and news services. Hehad succeeded in conquering the mass communications industry through excellent strategic moves.He was believed to be one of the persons who had provoked the declaration of the Spanish-American War. His persistent coverage on the Cuba events as well as his day-today articles on theUSS Maine’s sinking persuaded the Americans to go into war with Spain. His articles andexaggerated stories had proved to be extremely influential to such an extent that the Governmenthad no alternative but to make the war declaration. With all the enormously exaggerated newsarticles and stores published during that period, he was given the nickname of “Father of YellowJournalism.”He was a man full of innovative ideas and was definitely a very successful business man fordecades, but because of the Great Depression, he was forced to sell his companies and later his artcollections he brought from all over the world.After his death, San Simeon, Hearst’s 240,000 acre castle, was donated to the State ofCalifornia as a State park. ...
