California's Hearst Castle Aug 11, 2009
Director Orson Welles managed to blend reality and fiction so artfully in his film Citizen Kane that mention of William Randolph Hearst often brings to mind the movie s hero, Charles Foster Kane, who was loosely based on Hearst. Mention of Hearst Castle, the palatial estate that Hearst spent 28 years perfecting, is likewise liable to elicit thoughts of Citizen Kane s Xanadu. (Suite101.com)
Holiday magazine: A majestic trip to 1961 S.F. Aug 2, 2009
The historical look-back is assigned to novelist and screenwriter Niven Busch, the San Francisco writer of "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and "Duel in the Sun." Busch invents conversations with local legends ranging from the 19th century eccentric Emperor Norton to press baron William Randolph Hearst, suggesting that San Francisco was among the world's most democratic - and socially climbable - cities because its celebrities, he famously noted, had often "gone from shovelry to chivalry in a... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Contributors to Brown's charities Jul 29, 2009
$25,000 each - Intel, venture capitalist William Randolph Hearst III. $10,000 - Cisco Systems. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Jerry Brown's favorite charities get millions Jul 29, 2009
The charitable Hearst Foundation gave $150,000 to Brown's causes, while Silicon Valley venture capitalist William Randolph Hearst III has given $50,000 since 2006 ... $25,000 each - Intel, venture capitalist William Randolph Hearst III. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
THINKING OUT LOUD (1) Jul 19, 2009
I am reminded of my favorite (okay, my only) story of the Hearst Mansion, as in William Randolph Hearst, the patron saint of newspaper publishers. After touring the sumptuous digs, a father asked his son what he would most like to do at the Hearst Mansion. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Click to read:Pot No Longer Focus of Anti-Drug Campaigns Jul 16, 2009
Read up on William Randolph Hearst ... by jolie56 July 15, 2009 11:47 AM EDT Read up on William Randolph Hearst. (CBS News)
High Stakes: A Call to Legalize Marijuana Jul 13, 2009
We've updated CBSNews. California Desperately Needs Tax Revenue, Prompting Some to See Green in Making Grass Legal. (CBS News)
No retreat from uproar over Bohemian Club woods Jul 7, 2009
His story came out in the May issue of Vanity Fair, bringing new attention to the famous membership, which has included the late William Randolph Hearst, the Rockefellers and the Bechtels. He delved into the club's sacred rites, plays and pageantry, lectures and tidbits on the distinct interest groups that gathered year after year. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Michael Jackson: Blurring Distinctions Jun 28, 2009
While the fictional press baron Charles Foster Kane (obviously based on the real-life William Randolph Hearst) poured much of his fortune into his exotic and eccentric estate, Xanadu, Michael Jackson lavished untold hundreds of millions into his similarly peculiar Neverland Ranch. Both estates featured private zoos of unusual animals. (Townhall.com)
Mother set girl, 6, on fire in voodoo case, DA says Jun 26, 2009
Frantzcia was admitted to the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital on Feb. 6. She was placed in a medically induced coma and hooked up to a respirator as part of her treatment. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Jehovah's Witnesses Jun 20, 2009
William Randolph Hearst wrote on Jun 13, 2009 4:53 PM:" Man I cannot believe that is the first time you heard about Jesus coming to the United States around 1910. You need to read up on Utah and the Mormans and Joseph Smith and all that. ". To Come On Now wrote on Jun 13, 2009 3:26 PM:" Would you say that the bible is the infallible word of God? Now would you say that catholics follow the bible? ". (New Iberia, LA)
Brown Dogs and Red Herrings Jun 4, 2009
Meanwhile, the dog-theft meme percolated through the mediaand not only in the newspapers of William Randolph Hearst. In the early 1920s, the New York Times offered regular coverage of a gang of "auto-pirates" who pilfered more than 150 animals from wealthy estates on Long Island. (Slate)
Pepper Goes to Washington Jun 3, 2009
Those criticsthe so-called ""had a in William Randolph Hearst, who used his network of newspapers to editorialize against sadistic "dog torturers." Scientists believed it would take a major publicity campaign to overcome Hearst's hostile media empire, and the silver collar was one of their tactics ... William Randolph Hearst straddled might have separated them, against animal research and warning his readers against New Deal bureaucracy and liberal academia. (Slate)
Legalizing Marijuana May 29, 2009
" HavePatience wrote on May 21, 2009 4:01 PM:" Right, because robbery is a victimless crime, and only became illegal in the first place because of shady dealings from so called 'captains of industry' as William Randolph Hearst. Oh, no, wait. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Schwarzenegger: I Wouldn't Legalize Pot May 29, 2009
Arnnie wants to spend millions of taxpayers money to keep people from getting a product that was made illegal by William Randolph Hearst. Tax it you moron and stop asking the taxpayers for more money that they don't have. (CBS News)
Back To The Future May 24, 2009
Exhibit B: The nascent Annenberg Community Beach House has a 5-acre public facility with a pool, pool house, open-air cafe, playground and beach volleyball courts on the former site of a mansion that William Randolph Hearst built for his mistress and muse, Marion Davies. Heck, even the famous Fairmont Miramar Hotel, which opened atop the city's bluffs in 1921, last month unveiled a new restaurant that has foodies atwitter. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
No Bailout For Newspapers May 15, 2009
President Nixon ordered the IRS to , and President Roosevelt asked his friend, Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, to attack adversaries -- including newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, Gov. Huey Long, and Rep. Hamilton Fish -- through politically-motivated investigations. (CBS News)
Palace of Fine Arts offers peek at restoration May 10, 2009
But philanthropist Phoebe Apperson Hearst, mother of newspaper owner William Randolph Hearst, led a drive to save it, calling it too beautiful to be torn down. The palace had deteriorated badly by the 1960s, and donations and a voter-approved bond initiative paid for it to be rebuilt with concrete instead of plaster. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Globe's Pitts wins National Business Book Award May 8, 2009
Ms. Atwood was nominated for Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth; Mr. Newman for Izzy: The Passionate Life and Turbulent Times of Izzy Asper, Canada's Media Mogul; Mr. Rogers, with business writer Robert Brehl, for Relentless: The True Story of the Man behind Rogers Communications; and Mr. Whyte for The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst. (). (Globe and Mail)
With Twitter as your tour guide, visiting L.A. is a breeze May 2, 2009
I'd tweeted for restaurant recommendations near the just-opened Annenberg Community Beach House, home to the refurbished guesthouse William Randolph Hearst built for paramour Marion Davies. I was ready to relax after a windblown bike ride and tour of the new center, and. (USA Today -- Travel)
Casey at the Bat author had local roots Apr 30, 2009
Thayer also became friends with young William Randolph Hearst, who was the business manager of the Lampoon. After graduation, Hearst s father put him in charge of the San Francisco Examiner, an ailing newspaper, and Hearst asked Thayer to write a humor column for it. (Weymouth News, MA)
"ALL THE NEWS UNFIT TO PRINT" Apr 28, 2009
William Randolph Hearst felt the same way about the Spanish-American War. As he telegraphed his illustrator in Cuba on a slow pre-war day: "You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war.". (New York Post -- Opinions)
Nicholas Lemann: What media moguls make. Apr 14, 2009
Paper Tigers: Books: The New Yorker. The Wall Street Journal and the Invention of Modern Journalism (St. (New Yorker)
Editorial: Plundered art finds its home Apr 13, 2009
Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst bought the three 16th century Venetian paintings in 1935 from a German gallery unaware that the paintings had been plundered by the Nazis. The paintings have hung at Hearst Castle ever since. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
California returns 'looted art' Apr 11, 2009
After World War II, the paintings ended up in the collection of US newspaper tycoon, William Randolph Hearst. They have been on display at a California museum for over 30 years. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Infotainment Apr 11, 2009
Californias Hearst Castle will return two Italian Renaissance paintings auctioned by German Nazis that made their way into the collection of U.S. newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, officials said on Thursday. The paintings originally belonged to Jakob and Rosa Oppenheimer, Jewish owners. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Art Returned To Heirs Of Holocaust Victims Apr 11, 2009
Both were hung in the Italian style Doge Suite, where newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst put his most famed visitors, including Winston Churchill and President Calvin Coolidge. A third painting, of Venus and Cupid attributed to the school of Venetian artist Paris Bordonen, will remain at Hearst Castle under an agreement with the Oppenheimer heirs. (KSBW 8, CA)
Book Review: Conrad Black's The Inv... Apr 10, 2009
Also, as former head of London's Telegraph newspapers and founder of Canada's right-leaning National Post, Black fancied himself a media magnate on the model of William Randolph Hearst (an early Nixon supporter, as Black himself notes). But there is a streak of disdain when Black writes about the press, as in "Many journalists are extremely biased and destructive, but most of them are just doing their jobs like anyone else" (p. (Suite101.com)
Double Descent from William Ridgely... Apr 10, 2009
The lines diverge in the fifth generation and one of them includes William Randolph Hearst, the famous American newspaper publisher ... William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) married Millicent Willson ... Their son, William Randolph Hearst, was a dominant figure in American journalism for more than 60 years. (Suite101.com)
Paper Tigers Apr 6, 2009
The Wall Street Journal and the Invention of Modern Journalism (St. 95), Richard J. Tofel, The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch (Broadway; 29. (New Yorker)
IN SCHOOL - Education roundup Apr 1, 2009
Two University of Montana students won national awards in the sports writing category of the national William Randolph Hearst Journalism Awards competition. Mike Gerrity of Great Falls tied for 13th place with his story Witnessing History about the Rocky Boy High School basketball team s run for the Class C championship in 2008. (Missoulian, MT)
Bring Back Yellow Journalism Apr 1, 2009
Yes, the yellow journalism of William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer's New York World from the 1890s ... Assessing William Randolph Hearst in the May 1927 issue of the , he praised the aging press mogul for his accomplishments. (Slate)
P-I Says Last Print Edition Is Tuesday Mar 18, 2009
The paper changed hands, names and offices several times -- including when the 1889 great Seattle fire destroyed its office -- before newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst bought the paper in 1921 through a representative. Hearst later revealed his ownership of the paper in an editorial, according to the P-I archives. (KIRO TV, WA)
Seattle P-I began in citys early days Mar 17, 2009
Newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst took over the P-I in 1921, and the New York-based Hearst Corp. continues as the owner today. Since 1983, the P-I has been locked in a shaky business partnership with the Seattle Times, with the Times overseeing all non-newsroom functions of the P-I under a federally approved joint-operating agreement. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
FORUM: Nation needs a strong press Mar 13, 2009
The good old days are over, and I doubt whether there's any William Randolph Hearst in our nation's future. The Internet is changing the news business; however, our nation will be unable to function as intended without a strong "press.". (North County Times)
Several Floridians make Forbes richest list Mar 13, 2009
Ten others also ranked 430th, including Frank Batten Sr. of and William Randolph Hearst III.. Subway founder Fred DeLuca, 61, of Fort Lauderdale, was No. 450 with a net worth of $1. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
How to stop school bullies (15) Mar 12, 2009
Wendi wrote on Mar 11, 2009 12:11 AM:" Calling readers in support of a culture "to return to a form of education where children learn to admire and emulate how good people act, with courage and restraint," while in the newsroom, editorial conferences, and published aplenty throughout the paper is agreement (if not adulation) of blowhard bullies Rush Limbaugh, Lars Larson, FOX News, and in league with them, unabashed endorsement for President-Bush politics of threat that Americans "better watch... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Virginia Warren Daly, 80, justice's daughter, socialite Mar 10, 2009
Her attendance and attire were meticulously recorded at all the gala events of the day, along with that of Austine "Bootsie" Hearst, wife of media owner William Randolph Hearst Jr.; Congressman Lindy Boggs, a Democrat from Louisiana; and the ambassadorial couple of Robin and Angier Biddle Duke. Rarely quoted in the news media, Mrs. Daly enjoyed traveling the world with hotel magnate Conrad "Connie" Hilton, her daughter said. (Boston Globe)
Psst … do you want to win an Oscar? Feb 20, 2009
The title character in Orson Welles's movie, Charles Foster Kane, was a thinly disguised version of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who owned more than 20 tabloid papers across the US.. Hearst was so offended by the depiction that he banned reviews or even mentions of the film in his papers, and limited its run in cinemas, ruining its potential at the box office. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Letter: Marijuana has long history in America Feb 19, 2009
Two men were instrumental in making marijuana illegal Harry J. Anslinger and William Randolph Hearst. Look them up and read their lies, racial hatred and slurs related to marijuana. (Montana Standard, MT)
10 robbed of Oscars Feb 10, 2009
Orson Welles' masterpiece, a thinly veiled, withering take on William Randolph Hearst, is as entertaining as it is important. So what won best picture. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Forget Europe America has its own castles Feb 7, 2009
Craig Aurness/Hearst Castle/CA Park Service/CorbisQuite possibly the nations most famous castle, William Randolph Hearst went to great lengths to bring back the best of European architecture most notably ceilings from churches and monasteries which were pieced back together in California to create his highly eclectic Central Coast getaway. . (MSNBC -- Travel)
