The first definitive biography of William Randolph Hearst in forty years incorporates new information, based on recently released private and business papers and interviews, on the powerful publisher's relations with Hitler, Mussolini, Churchill, Roosevelt, and the movie industry, as well as on his turbulent private life. Winner of the Bancroft Prize. Reprint. 50,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Edward Willis Scripps revolutionized the newspaper industry by applying modern business practices to his chain of more than forty newspapers and creating a telegraphic news service and illustrated news features syndicate. This title presents a portrait of this entrepreneurial giant, drawing on Scripps' business correspondence. (view table of contents)

Describes how the newspaper publisher established the forerunner of the tabloid by emphasizing sensationalism and lowering journalistic standards (view table of contents)

Product Description: "News Over the Wires" tells the story of the development of the news wire service as a business operation strategically positioned between the telegraph industry and the press. This unique history of telegraphic news gathering and news flow evaluates the effect of the innovative technology on the evolution of the concept of news and journalistic practices...read more

A biography of the newspaper baron recalls E. W. Scripps and his Penny Papers, his hard-drinking ways, and his feuds with family members. By the author of The Hearsts: Father and Son. 40,000 first printing. 50,000 ad/promo. Tour.