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Business Wars

Netflix vs. HBO. Nike vs. Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles shapes what we buy and how we live. Business Wars gives you the unauthorized, real story of what drives these companies and their leaders, innovators, investors and executives to new heights -- or to ruin. Hosted by David Brown, former anchor of Marketplace. From Wondery, the network behind Against the Odds and American History Tellers . Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Business Wars ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.

Episodes

The historical rivalry between newspaper titans Hearst and Pulitzer mirrors contemporary challenges in the digital media landscape, specifically regarding audience fragmentation and the erosion of objective reporting. Journalism professor Gabriel Kahn explains that the "objective" news standard of the mid-20th century ...

Hearst vs Pulitzer - Days of Atonement | 6

26 Jun 2018

24m

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The final chapter of the rivalry between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst centers on their diverging paths toward legacy and the shifting landscape of 20th-century media. While Pulitzer retreated from the excesses of yellow journalism to champion journalistic integrity—culminating in his legal victory agains...

Hearst vs Pulitzer - Newsies | 5

21 Jun 2018

20m

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In July 1899, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst faced significant financial deficits following the conclusion of the Spanish-American War. To recover losses, both media moguls unilaterally increased the wholesale price of their newspapers from 50 to 60 cents per hundred copies, effectively passing the burden ...

Hearst vs Pulitzer - War Drums | 4

19 Jun 2018

25m

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William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer leveraged their competing newspaper empires to manufacture public support for the Spanish-American War, transforming media into a powerful tool for political influence. By framing the Cuban struggle for independence through sensationalized narratives—most notably the rescue o...

Hearst vs Pulitzer - The Price of News | 3

14 Jun 2018

21m

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The intense late-19th-century newspaper rivalry between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst transformed American journalism through aggressive circulation strategies and sensationalist storytelling. After acquiring the New York World in 1883, Pulitzer revolutionized the industry by targeting immigrant populatio...

Hearst vs Pulitzer - The Headless Torso, Part 2 | 2

12 Jun 2018

22m

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The intense late-19th-century newspaper rivalry between William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer’s The World transformed journalism into a high-stakes, sensationalist battle for mass-market dominance. Centered on the lurid "Headless Torso" murder case, both publications deployed aggressive tactics...

Hearst vs Pulitzer - The Headless Torso, Part 1 | 1

07 Jun 2018

24m

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The fierce late-19th-century newspaper rivalry between William Randolph Hearst’s Journal and Joseph Pulitzer’s World transformed American media into a battleground for mass-market sensationalism. Driven by the "Headless Torso" murder case, both publishers abandoned traditional, dry reporting in favor of lurid, emotiona...