Alfred Charles William Harmsworth [ Top 50 TOP-RATED ]

: Born in Chapelizod, Ireland, as the eldest of 14 children, his family moved to London in 1867. His father was a barrister with an addiction to alcohol, leaving the family in relative poverty.

Harmsworth's success was built on understanding the "new reading public"—lower-middle-class readers looking for concise, exciting content. Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount Northcliffe

: Along with his brother Harold Harmsworth (Lord Rothermere), he founded the Amalgamated Press, which became the largest periodical publishing empire in the world. The Newspaper Empire

Alfred Charles William Harmsworth [ Top 50 TOP-RATED ]

: Born in Chapelizod, Ireland, as the eldest of 14 children, his family moved to London in 1867. His father was a barrister with an addiction to alcohol, leaving the family in relative poverty.

Harmsworth's success was built on understanding the "new reading public"—lower-middle-class readers looking for concise, exciting content. Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount Northcliffe alfred charles william harmsworth

: Along with his brother Harold Harmsworth (Lord Rothermere), he founded the Amalgamated Press, which became the largest periodical publishing empire in the world. The Newspaper Empire : Born in Chapelizod, Ireland, as the eldest