# Sir Alfred Harmsworth — Heretics character guide

> Sir Alfred Harmsworth in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Harmsworth mind

**First appearance:** 0009-viii-the-mildness-of-the-yellow-press

## Who they are

Newspaper magnate, criticized for influencing public opinion.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Mildness of the Yellow Press](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/viii-the-mildness-of-the-yellow-press)

Criticized as the embodiment of the tame, drab press that soothes rather than startles, using large type for comfort rather than shock.

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