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sell more newspapers that pitted the New York World owned by Joseph Pulitzer and the New York Journal owned by William Randolph Hearst against one another (book p. A-70). Hearst used the color yellow to print his comics mixing facts with sensationalizing “accounts of crime and political corruption with aggressive appeals to patriot sentiments” (book p. 667). Pulitzer and Hearst send reporters to Cuba. They sent back reports of Spanish cruelty some of which are factual and some that were not. These stories

How is Citizen Kane innovative and insightful? Remarkably innovative and insightful films remain pertinent throughout time, reflecting timeless human concerns. Orson Welles, in his 1941 landmark film and self-described “social document” Citizen Kane (CK), presents a critique of the American Dream and the shallow stereotypes it conveys in his exploration of the nature of power and the inherent complexity of individuals, through documenting the rise-and-fall of the newspaper mogul Kane. Welles’ concurrent

If marijuana was legalized, among state and local governments, there are major ways that the government would be saving money. Firstly, there would be savings within the police departments and resources. By cutting down the amount of criminal activity going on, fewer arrests will be made, the amount of police resources could be cut down as well, which would then result in savings in salary and other resources. Jerome Adda, Brendon McConnell and Imran Rasul of The University of Chicago Press state

produced and starred by Orson Welles and released in 1941. The film follows a series of flashbacks to solve a mystery, and is based upon newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. The movies subtle comparison between the fictional protagonist, Charles Foster Kane (played by Orson Welles) and William Randolph Hearst leads Hearst to ban any mention of the movie in his newspapers. Citizen Kane shows the harsh realities of the lack of ethics in journalism as well as yellow journalism’s effect on public

A great many of today's citizens erroneously believe that the criminalization of marijuana came into effect as a result of research conducted with due diligence by trained scientists and physicians. The true reasons behind the criminalization of marijuana had little to do with the supposed harmful effects from its use as a recreational drug and much more to do with the financial bottom line of the entrenched industrial complex of this country. The leading advocates of the campaign to ban the use

Part B: i) Describe the rise to prominence of William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst was an influential figure in the late 19th and early 20th century through his domination of the American media for almost half a century. Through his use of sensationalistic and yellow journalism, Hearst successfully built his news corporation, Hearst Communications, which at its height of prevalence owned over 30 American newspapers, 18 magazines and several radio stations. William Randolph Hearst’s privileged

the Century’. Joseph Pulitzer, the owner of New York World magazine, and William Randolph Hearst, owner of The New York Journal, competed day and night to acquire the most readers from yellow journalism. The newspapers took the story and ran with it, over exaggerating every little detail about the murder, such as cannibalism. In this story, readers follow Detective Carey, writer Ned Brown, Captain O’Brian, Hearst, and Pulitzer while they compete to solve this mystery. After a loss of hope, the police

The number one film, “Citizen Kane,” was directed by Orson Welles in 1941. Although it is not boldly stated in the film, the story was about William Randolph Hearst. Welles defied tradition with this film. He made it about a powerfully, well-known man, who upset him, and the film’s opening was a dead screen. By utilizing the dead screen, Welles demonstrated that his film would be different and unique than the rest. The film begins with the camera moving vertically as it shows the fences changing

Newspaper publishers William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer II used the form of journalism as a marketing campaign to get customers, in order to buy their newspapers. They include stories, drawings, and cartoons. Instead, the journal gave birth to modern-day investigative Journalism. It was during the 1890s, this newspaper would cause a war between the United States and Spain. What would plunge America into the Spanish-America was that “William Randolph Hearst wrote a story of America in a war

In 1941 the film Citizen Kane was released to the general public for the whole world to devour this jewel in film making history. Director Orson Wells pulled out all the tricks in the film making book at the time when he created this critically acclaimed “best film in history”. In Citizen Kane there are several frames of significance, but frame 25 main focus displays a massive poster of Kane running for governor in the background and with Kane on the forefront. This scene is during the time when