A man with a larger-than-life personality, William Randolph Hearst filled his newspapers with drama and hyperbole and transformed the news we view today. CITIZEN HEARST premieres across two nights beginning Mon Sep 27 at 9/8c → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/citizen-hearst | American Experience | PBS

3.9K views · 36 reactions | By 1919, William Randolph Hearst had conquered the world of print media. But as America roared into the 1920s, the ambitious mogul set his sights on a dazzling new frontier: the silver screen. Listen to Part 3 of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE PRESENTS: WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. → https://apple.co/4eGPJlL | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

4.1K views · 46 reactions | As the Roaring Twenties gave way to the Great Depression, William Randolph Hearst's empire teetered on the brink of collapse. Hear how the glitz of Hollywood and the harsh realities of the Depression intertwined to shape Hearst's legacy. Listen to Part 4 of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE PRESENTS: WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. → https://apple.co/4eJKnWQ | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

74K views · 211 reactions | The first media mogul, William Randolph Hearst believed in making the news, not just reporting it. Citizen Hearst premieres across two nights beginning Mon, Sep 27 at 9/8c on American Experience | PBS. | PBS | Facebook

1.2K views · 100 reactions | Young William Randolph Hearst first entered the newspaper world in California. Soon after, he entered the fray in the bustling metropolis that was New York City in the 1890s. King of Newspapers, Joseph Pulitzer, had met his match in the young WR Hearst. Hearst's relentless competitive spirit brought about many changes to the world of journalism - and lead to what some believe to be his most lasting legacy, yellow journalism. | Hearst Castle | Facebook

1.8K views · 127 reactions | Some of the objects in William Randolph Hearst's collection were once functional in the daily lives of people who lived several hundred years before any of us were born. If you look closely at this Italian wellhead, you'll see signs of its former life, of the hands that once toiled at its edges. #castateparks #italianart #HearstCastle #italianrenaissance | Hearst Castle | Facebook

William Randolph Hearst exercised incredible power and influence as one of the leading newspaper publishers of the early 20th century in the United States. Just how did he end up as a titan of the publishing world? And how do we still see and feel his influence in media today? Join guide Ryan as he kicks off a 3 part series exploring WR Hearst's role in the publishing world. | Hearst Castle