Hearst Communications

Hearst Communications is a privately held American media company with businesses in newspapers, magazines, television, cable networks, and digital media.

Newspapers: Periodicals that report news and other information, traditionally printed on paper. Hearst owns local and regional newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle and San Francisco Chronicle.
William Randolph Hearst: An American newspaper publisher and politician who built a national media empire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He founded the newspaper business that became the basis of Hearst Communications.
Hearst Magazines: Hearst Communications' magazine publishing division, with print and digital titles in multiple countries. It is the company's major consumer-publishing operation.
The Walt Disney Company: An American publicly traded entertainment and media conglomerate with film, television, theme park, and streaming businesses. Disney is a public conglomerate and owns a majority stake in ESPN, unlike privately held Hearst.
Magazine publishing: The business of producing and distributing periodical publications focused on recurring subjects or audiences. Hearst's magazine division publishes titles such as Cosmopolitan and Esquire.
San Francisco Examiner: A newspaper founded in San Francisco in 1865 and acquired by William Randolph Hearst in 1887. Hearst's ownership of the Examiner began the expansion of his newspaper holdings.
Hearst Television: Hearst Communications' division that owns and operates local television stations in the United States. It connects the parent company to local broadcast audiences and station operations.
Comcast: An American publicly traded telecommunications and media company that owns NBCUniversal. Its cable and television businesses overlap with Hearst's, but Comcast also operates a major broadband provider.
Broadcast television: The distribution of television programming over public airwaves through local stations. Hearst owns television stations affiliated with major broadcast networks.
Hearst Castle: A historic estate in California built for William Randolph Hearst and designed by architect Julia Morgan. The estate reflects the wealth and cultural reach accumulated through the Hearst publishing business.

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