illiam Randolph Hearst (played by George Hamilton) This notorious American publisher, whose newspaper, The New York Journal often championed the underdog, took great interest in the Cuban rebellion. But Hearst's sympathetic leanings were tinged in opportunism. He saw the uprising in Cuba as a means to advance his own battle with rival publisher, Joseph Pulitzer. Using headlines set in enormous black letters, colored paper, full-page editorials, illustrations and provocative cartoons, Hearst succeeded in boosting circulation and beating his rival, Pulitzer.

• Frederic Remington (played by Nick Chinlund) The famous illustrator, best known for his famous sculptures and paintings of the American West, was dispatched to Cuba under Hearst's direction. At Hearst's bidding, he supplied numerous sketches depicting the Spanish atrocities for the New York Journal.
  
  
• Stephen Crane (played by Adam Storke) The American author who achieved literary success with his novel, The Red Badge of Courage , was contracted by Joseph Pulitzer to cover the war in Cuba.