For me, Hearst is well off down the list; he didn't invent yellow journalism by any means. In fact, what we now call "yellow journalism," or advocacy journalism (or Fox News), was the way the first newspapers ALL used to be, and were down to Hearst's time. Hearst, for his part, at least encouraged innovation in his newspapers, including protecting creator and journalistic freedom.
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Date: 2010-08-15 01:03 am (UTC)For me, Hearst is well off down the list; he didn't invent yellow journalism by any means. In fact, what we now call "yellow journalism," or advocacy journalism (or Fox News), was the way the first newspapers ALL used to be, and were down to Hearst's time. Hearst, for his part, at least encouraged innovation in his newspapers, including protecting creator and journalistic freedom.