William Randolph Hearst Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Publishing business == {{See also|Hearst Communications}} [[File:HEARST2.JPG|thumb|An ad asking automakers to place ads in Hearst chain, noting their circulation]] Searching for an occupation, in 1887 Hearst took over management of his father's newspaper, the ''[[San Francisco Examiner]]'', which his father had acquired in 1880 as repayment for a gambling debt.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hearst Castle National Park Service|date=November 15, 2012 |url=http://hearstcastle.org/history-behind-hearst-castle/historic-people/profiles/george-hearst/|access-date=December 17, 2013|archive-date=December 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217083758/http://hearstcastle.org/history-behind-hearst-castle/historic-people/profiles/george-hearst/|url-status=live}}</ref> Giving his paper the motto "Monarch of the Dailies", Hearst acquired the most advanced equipment and the most prominent writers of the time, including [[Ambrose Bierce]], [[Mark Twain]], [[Jack London]], and political cartoonist [[Homer Davenport]]. A self-proclaimed [[Populism|populist]], Hearst reported accounts of municipal and financial corruption, often attacking companies in which his own family held an interest. Within a few years, his paper dominated the San Francisco market. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page