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Originally Posted by DNSB
Hmmm... there was the reputed exchange of telegrams between Frederic Remington, an illustrator whom Hearst had sent to Cuba and William Randolph Hearst in 1897:
Remington being very bored by the lack of anything newsworthy in Cuba cabled to Hearst, “Everything quiet. There is no trouble here. There will be no war. Wish to return.”
In response to Remington’s message, Hearst reportedly replied, “Please remain. You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war.”
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Yep. For most of newspaper history, papers were highly partisan and not real particular about sticking to the facts. The big difference was that for the last few decades, newspaper people pretended they weren't partisan and weren't as blatant about it.