William Randolph Hearst
/ˌwɪljəm ˌrændɒlf ˈhɜːst/
/ˌwɪljəm ˌrændɑːlf ˈhɜːrst/
- (1863-1951) a very rich American who owned newspapers, magazines, radio stations and two film companies. He used yellow journalism in his newspapers to increase their sales. His New York Journal competed fiercely in the 1890s with the New York World, owned by Joseph Pulitzer, and both encouraged the Spanish-American War in order to help sales. Hearst built the castle of San Simeon as his home in California. Orson Welles based his film Citizen Kane on Hearst's life.
威廉·兰道夫·赫斯特（William Randolph Hearst）：（1863-1951）是一位非常富有的美国人，拥有报纸，杂志，广播电台和两家电影公司。他在报纸上使用黄色新闻来增加销量。他的《纽约日报》在1890年代与约瑟夫·普利策（Joseph Pulitzer）拥有的《纽约世界》（New York World）展开了激烈竞争，并且都鼓励了美西战争以帮助销售。赫斯特在加利福尼亚建造了圣西蒙城堡，作为他的家。奥森·威尔斯（Orson Welles）根据赫斯特的生平改编了他的电影《公民凯恩》。