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     In the history of Journalism and writing, no type of writing has stood the test of time like "yellow journalism," and we have men like William Randolph Hearst to thank for this, helping create a new style of Journalism through his paper "The New York Journal."

    Hearst was born in 1863 in San Francisco, California to his father George and Mother Phoebe. He was set up for success at an early age, as not only was his father a state Senator, he also owned a gold mine, meaning Hearst grew up with money, which was extremely beneficial for the time. 

Hearst then went to Harvard, which while it was an extreme accomplishment back then, he squandered it, getting expelled for throwing large parties and having disagreements with teachers. This did not deter young Hearst however, as he went into the publishing game, and his success was imminent.

He took over the "San Francisco Examiner," a paper that was bought by his father in 1880 and took it to greatness. Once William took over in 1887, the paper began to make a comeback, mostly due to Hearst's style of writing. The Examiner is still around today

Hearst's style of "yellow journalism" had become popular, as it is a way of writing exaggerated pieces, that may keep readers more interested. Pair that with the goal of trying to hit every demographic, and Hearst, along with his biggest competitor Joseph Pulitzer, became titans of the industry. While the examiner became popular, Hearsts real success came in the big Apple.

    In 1895 Hearst bought the New York City Morning Journal, and just like he did with the Examiner, turned it into an extremely successful paper​, taking it worldwide and competing with Joseph Pulitzer for the biggest empire in New York. He rebranded it to just the "New York Journal," and rocked New York with yellow Journalism

    The Journal became such an important cog in the bustling city that was New York, as Hearst became an icon, the paper became truly other-worldly. The Journal was reaching other continents, one of the first of its kind. Hearst was so famous that the classic move, Citizen Kane, is roughly based on Hearst.

    But like all good things, Hearsts run came to an end, with the depression being a big factor towards him selling most of his shares, and disappearing into obscurity

    While Hearst stayed private until his death in 1951, his reputation and legacy proceeds him, as one of the greatest minds in journalism we've ever seen.