William Randolph Hearst Quotes
Truth is not only stranger than fiction, it is more interesting.
Hearst, William Randolph. Quoted in Nasaw, David. The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst. Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
This saying is attributed to Burke, but see {596187} for a more accurate version.
William Randolph Hearst Sr. was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst.