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January 08, 2013
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Is This the Age of Influence or Advocacy?
William Randolph Hearst provides one of the earliest examples of large-scale media influence. In 1898 Hearst was attributed with influencing the Spanish American War by publishing articles that moved the American people toward war with Spain. This made Hearst the father of yellow journalism.