   william randolph hearst (;random house webster's unabridged dictionary: "hearst" april 29, 1863 â august 14, 1951) was an american newspaper publisher who built the nation's largest newspaper chain and whose methods profoundly influenced american journalism.obituary variety, august 15, 1951. hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 after taking control of the san francisco examiner from his father. moving to new york city, he acquired the new york journal and engaged in a bitter circulation war with joseph pulitzer's new york world that led to the creation of yellow journalismâsensationalized stories of dubious veracity. acquiring more newspapers, hearst created a chain that numbered nearly 30 papers in major american cities at its peak. he later expanded to magazines, creating the largest newspaper and magazine business in the world. he was twice elected as a democrat to the u.s. house of representatives, and ran unsuccessfully for mayor of new york city in 1905 and 1909, for governor of new york in 1906, and for lieutenant governor of new york in 1910. nonetheless, through his newspapers and magazines, he exercised enormous p
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