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Hearst Communications Inc. is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate owned by the Hearst family and based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, September 2006
An ad asking automakers to place ads in Hearst chain, noting their circulation
William Randolph Hearst
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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
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…group and 18 percent of the sports television company ESPN Inc. The conglomerate also owns Fitch Group and First Databank. The company was founded by William Randolph Hearst, a newspaper owner who was most well known for his use of yellow journalism. The Hearst family remains involved in its ownership and management. In…
Hearst, c. 1910
Hearst c. 1885
A caricature of Hearst published in The Wasp, November 21, 1896