''Hearst Metrotone News'' (renamed ''News of the Day'' in 1936) was a

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series (1914–1967) produced by the Hearst Corporation, founded by

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History

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Hearst produced silent newsreels under the titles of ''Hearst Newsreel'', ''International Newsreel'', and ''MGM News'' before settling on the generic title ''Hearst Metrotone News''. From January 1919 to July 1929, ''International Newsreel'' was produced by Hearst's

International News Service The International News Service (INS) was a U.S.-based news agency (newswire) founded by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst in 1909.

and released by

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. Hearst began to release sound newsreels in September 1929 under an agreement with

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using the

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sound system. Hearst dissolved its agreement with Fox in October 1934, and released its newsreels through

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from then until 1967. William Randolph Hearst was a controversial figure for several years. In November 1936, in reaction to protests and moviegoers' booing of the Hearst newsreel when it began showing causing theaters to edit out references to Hearst, the name of the newsreel was officially changed to ''News of the Day'' by Hearst. The ''Hearst Metrotone News'' name continued to appear on the

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notice at the end of the newsreel. Michael Fitzmaurice was the primary announcers for Hearst-Metrotone newsreels. Other U.S. newsreel series include ''

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'' (1935-1951), ''

Pathé News Pathé News was a producer of newsreels and documentaries from 1910 to 1970 in the United Kingdom. Its founder, Charles Pathé, was a pioneer of moving pictures in the silent era. The Pathé News archive is known today as British Pathé. Its col ...

'' (1910-1956), '' Paramount News'' (1927-1957), '' Fox Movietone News'' (1928-1963), and ''

Universal Newsreel Universal Newsreel (sometimes known as Universal-International Newsreel or just U-I Newsreel) was a series of 7- to 10-minute newsreels that were released twice a week between 1929 and 1967 by Universal Studios. A Universal publicity official, S ...

'' (1929-1967). In 1981, the entire Hearst newsreel library was acquired by the

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and held by the Packard Humanities Institute that is scanning the film on

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motion picture film scanner. Cougar news, HI builds state-of-the-art film archive in Santa Clarita, Arts & Entertainment News, February 19, 2015
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References

External links

Collection info at UCLA Film and Television ArchiveA complete ''News of the Day'' newsreel from 1963 about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
{{Authority control Newsreels Hearst Communications 1914 establishments in the United States 1967 disestablishments in the United States Short film series