Amanda Hearst

In the 1890s, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer knew headlines sold newspapers. I've seen an epidemic of awful email subject lines lately. They blandly describe the "news of the week" without telling me why I should care, and they're not compelling me to open any emails. Here's a recent example from Pinterest.  "Concerts on a plane" means nothing to me. The subject line describes a video clip that's trending on Pinterest, unrelated to any of my personal interests (on...Read Full Story

By Eden Slone, Intern, Office of Collections Information and Research, National Portrait Gallery A native Californian, William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951) began his career in publishing when he obtained ownership of The San Francisco Examiner in 1887 from his father, George Hearst. Over many years, he added other newspapers to his growing business. In fact, “empire” may be a more appropriate term, as approximately 25 percent of Americans received their news from a paper owned by Hearst at his...Read Full Story

(Photos by Lance McCord) William Randolph Hearst: The Later Years, 1911-1951 william randolph hearst – click on the image below for more information. William Randolph Hearst: The Later Years, 1911-1951 – William Randolph Hearst was a figure of Shakespearean proportions, a man of huge ambition, inflexible will, and inexhaustible energy. He revolutionized the newspaper industry in America, becoming the most powerful media mogul the world had ever seen, See Details >> This is The Best Selling...Read Full Story

Hearsts Pool (Photos by Genista) The Times We Had : Life with William Randolph Hearst william randolph hearst – click on the image below for more information. The Times We Had : Life with William Randolph Hearst – The was the unofficial empress of Hollywood and she spent a lifetime as the mistress of one of America’s richest men. Gathered from tapes recroded a decade before Marion Davie’s death, read, in her own words, the story of a fantastic and glittering life, as never told before. See...Read Full Story

(Photos by Genista) The Times We Had : Life with William Randolph Hearst william randolph hearst – click on the image below for more information. The Times We Had : Life with William Randolph Hearst – The was the unofficial empress of Hollywood and she spent a lifetime as the mistress of one of America’s richest men. Gathered from tapes recroded a decade before Marion Davie’s death, read, in her own words, the story of a fantastic and glittering l See Details >> This is The Best Selling The...Read Full Story