In his New York Journal in 1897, William Randolph Hearst announced the development of a new model of journalism, one infused by a self-activating ethos that sought to “get things done.” The Journal called it the “journalism of action” and said it represented “the final state in the evolution of the modern newspaper.” Under the pen of a sympathetic artist, Homer Davenport, Hearst seemed coiled with energy and even a bit fanatical.