The Hearst newspapers were viewed as pro-German and had been cut off from all Allied news sources .
Soon after his arrival he signed -- to everyone 's surprise -- a contract with the International News Service , the syndicate of William Randolph Hearst .
The William Randolph Hearst newspapers were viewed as pro-German and had been cut off from all Allied news sources .
Soon after his arrival he signed -- to everyone 's surprise -- a contract with the International News Service , the syndicate of William Randolph Hearst .