Where To Stream American Experience Season 34 Episode 2
Citizen Hearst Part 1
- Aired September 27, 2021
- 120 Min
- Rated 8.5
- Number 90 Of 108 Rated Episodes
In the 1930s, William Randolph Hearst's media empire included 28 newspapers, a movie studio, a syndicated wire service, radio stations, and 13 magazines. Nearly one in four American families read a Hearst publication. His newspapers were so influential that Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Winston Churchill all wrote for him. The first practitioner of what is now known as "synergy," Hearst used his media stronghold to achieve unprecedented political power, then ran for office himself. After...