The first media mogul, William Randolph Hearst believed in making the news, not just reporting it. Citizen Hearst premieres across two nights beginning Mon, Sep 27 at 9/8c on American Experience | PBS. | PBS

ON THIS DAY IN 1930.... William Randolph Hearst purchased the head of Sekhmet highlighted in this video. Sekhmet is Egyptian and the oldest antiquity on the hilltop, over 3000 years old. She was the fierce and bloodthirsty protector of the sun god Ra; symbolized by the solar disk on her head. A guided talk of Sekhmet fountain is included in our Grand Rooms tour. | Hearst Castle

1.2K reactions · 247 shares | A man with a larger-than-life personality, William Randolph Hearst filled his newspapers with drama and hyperbole and transformed the news we view today. CITIZEN HEARST premieres across two nights beginning Mon Sep 27 at 9/8c → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/citizen-hearst | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

69 reactions | There are spectacular California homes...and then there's the legendary Hearst Castle, commissioned by media mogul William Randolph Hearst and designed by pioneering architect Julia Morgan in the 1940s.  Since then it's become a California state park, where you can explore all 165 rooms and acres upon acres of terraced gardens, magnificent pools and towering palm trees   SLO CAL | Visit California | Facebook

4.1K views · 46 reactions | As the Roaring Twenties gave way to the Great Depression, William Randolph Hearst's empire teetered on the brink of collapse. Hear how the glitz of Hollywood and the harsh realities of the Depression intertwined to shape Hearst's legacy. Listen to Part 4 of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE PRESENTS: WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. → https://apple.co/4eJKnWQ | American Experience | PBS | Facebook