Joseph Pulitzer

American journalist and newspaper publisher of Hungarian origin, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

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About

Born in Hungary, Joseph Pulitzer emigrated to the United States in 1864 and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He began his journalism career in St. Louis, where he founded the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1878. In 1883, he purchased the New York World and turned it into the largest newspaper in the country. His sensationalist style and circulation war with William Randolph Hearst gave rise to the term 'yellow journalism'. He was also elected to the U.S. Congress. In his will, he left funds to establish the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the Pulitzer Prizes.

* 1847-04-10 — † 1911-10-28

Major works

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1878)newspaper
New York World (1883)newspaper

Key milestones

1864Emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the Union Army.
1885Led a fundraising campaign that raised $100,000 for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
1904Bequeathed $2 million to found the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the Pulitzer Prizes.

Themes

Press freedomInvestigative journalismSensationalismImmigrationPublic service

Sources: id.loc.gov · britannica.com · pulitzer.org

“Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.”

— Joseph Pulitzer

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“There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy.”

— Joseph PulitzerTheme · Society

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“Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together.”

— Joseph PulitzerTheme · Politics

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