William Randolph Hearst: He created what was once the nation's largest newspaper organization
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Welcome">Welcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="PEOPLE">PEOPLE</span> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="AMERICA">AMERICA</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>,</p><p><span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span> <span word="Kleinfeldt">Kleinfeldt</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="VOICE">VOICE</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span>:</p><p><span word="William">William</span> <span word="Randolph">Randolph</span> <span word="Hearst">Hearst</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="three">three</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Hearst">Hearst</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Phoebe">Phoebe</span> <span word="Apperson">Apperson</span> <span word="Hearst">Hearst</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="mines">mines</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="philanthropist">philanthropist</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="William">William</span> <span word="Randolph">Randolph</span> <span word="Hearst">Hearst</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="five">five</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expelled">expelled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span>.</p><p><span word="George">George</span> <span word="Hearst">Hearst</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mines">mines</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="owned">owned</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="desires">desires</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Pulitzer">Pulitzer</span>.</p><p><span word="VOICE">VOICE</span> <span word="TWO">TWO</span>:</p><p><span word="George">George</span> <span word="Hearst">Hearst</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="Examiner">Examiner</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span>, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Hearst">Hearst</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="senator">senator</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="three">three</span>.</p><p><span word="William">William</span> <span word="Randolph">Randolph</span> <span word="Hearst">Hearst</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>. <span word="Mister">Mister</span> <span word="Hearst">Hearst</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span>. <span word="Advertisers">Advertisers</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>. <span word="Newspapers">Newspapers</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span>.</p>
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