The San Francisco Examiner is a newspaper distributed in and around San Francisco, California, and published since 1863.
Front page for February 2, 1922
First edition, June 12, 1865
Announcement that William Randolph Hearst has become owner of the newspaper, March 4, 1887
San Francisco Examiner front page, Friday, February 27, 1942
William Randolph Hearst Sr. was an American newspaper publisher, and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst.
Hearst, c. 1910
An ad asking automakers to place ads in Hearst chain, noting their circulation
Left to right: Hearst, Robert G. Vignola, and Arthur Brisbane during the filming of Vignola's The World and His Wife in New York City in April 1920
Hearst, c. 1900