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The King Is Naked.

Authors :
Cantwell, Robert
Source :
New Republic; 5/20/36, Vol. 87 Issue 1120, p35-38, 4p
Publication Year :
1936

Abstract

Presents the profile of U.S.-based publisher William Randolph Hearst. Personal background of Hearst; Academic achievements of Hearst; Use of his newspaper "The San Francisco Examiner," in promoting political campaigns; Qualities of distraction in journalism promoted by Hearst; Contribution of Hearst to the field of journalism; Appointment of Sam Chamberlain as the managing editor of the periodical to promote Parisian sentiments as opposed to Anglo-Saxon tradition; Exposure of the connections between politicians and underworld in the periodical; Features of a campaign carried by he periodical against the Southern Pacific, as the dominant and most bitterly hated monopoly in California of that period; Purchase of the "New York Journal," by Hearst; Efforts of Hearst to increase the circulation of the Journal; Support of Hearst to U.S. orator and politician William Jennings Bryan; Amount of profit generated through all of his periodicals; Books recently published describing the life of Hearst.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00286583
Volume :
87
Issue :
1120
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
New Republic
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
15056760