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Deminpenn

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8. For historical perspective

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 04:27 PM

17 hrs ago

In the 1920s, Wm Randolph Hearst had a media empire similar to Murdoch.

From biography.com

By the 1920s, one in every four Americans read a Hearst newspaper. Hearst’s media empire had grown to include 20 daily and 11 Sunday papers in 13 cities. He controlled the King Features syndicate and the International News Service, as well as six magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and Harper's Bazaar. He also ventured into motion pictures with a newsreel and a film company. He and his empire were at their zenith.

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