Arthur Brisbane was one of the best-known American newspaper editors of the 20th century, as well as a real estate investor.
Brisbane, c. 1906
From left: William Randolph Hearst, Robert G. Vignola and Brisbane in New York during the filming of Vignola's The World and His Wife (1920)
Arthur Brisbane monument in Central Park, New York City
William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper publisher and politician. He laid the foundation for the Hearst family's mass media empire via his control of the Hearst Corporation. His extravagant
Arthur Brisbane
…work as a newspaper reporter and editor in New York City, first at the Sun and later at Joseph Pulitzer's New York World. Hired away from Pulitzer by William Randolph Hearst, he became editor of the New York Journal and Hearst's close friend. His syndicated editorial column had an estimated daily readership of over 20…
An ad asking automakers to place ads in Hearst chain, noting their circulation
A caricature of Hearst published in The Wasp, November 21, 1896