Hearstian

adjective

Hears·​ti·​an

ˈhərstēən

: of, relating to, or resembling the journalistic style or methods or the intense nationalism associated with the publisher William R. Hearst and his publications

as chauvinistic, or Hearstian, as ever

—Ted Oster

the comic strip and other variegated features of the Hearstian type

—Vanity Fair

Word History

Etymology

William Randolph Hearst †1951 American newspaper publisher + English -ian

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