William Randolph Hearst’s Bulletin Board

Origins
Hearst was a newspaper publisher who owned The San Francisco Examiner and The New York Journal. His major competitor in the business was Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World, which led to Hearst creating yellow journalism. These stories were more fiction than truth, meant to catch the reader’s eye and sell more newspapers instead of consisting of legitimate research.

He was twice elected into the House of Representatives and failed to get into official positions in New York City multiple times. However, he held great political sway with his papers and his yellow journalism tactics are partially blamed for pushing America into the Spanish-American War. His life was the inspiration for the main character of the movie Citizen Kane, while his mansion Hearst Castle has been proclaimed a historical landmark.

Effects
It constantly projects current world events and happenings onto itself. They appear pieces of paper tacked to the board, resembling newspaper clippings and font styles. The facts are usually subjected to the yellow journalism that Hearst pioneered, so Artie uses it only sparingly or when the power grid goes dark. However, once the event or crisis had passed, the paper will disappear, making space for a new headline to quickly fill it.