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Person Detail: Joseph Pulitzer
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| Full Name: Joseph Pulitzer | ||
| Biography: (1847-1911) Journalist. In 1868 he became a reporter on a German-language newspaper in St. Louis. In 1878 he bought two papers and combined them into the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In 1883 he bought The World, a New York City paper, and turned it into a vigorous, crusading newspaper. The term "yellow journalism" was coined as a description of the World's color spreads and sensationalism. In 1903, he endorsed a college of journalism at Columbia University. The Pulitzer Prizes each year recognize the best in journalism, literature, drama, and music. |
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| 1883 |
New York County Bought "The World," a New York City paper In 1883 he bought The World, a New York City paper, and turned it into a vigorous, crusading newspaper. |
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| 1847 |
(Unknown) County Pulitzer was born in Mako, Hungary in 1847. |
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| 1911 |
(Unknown) County Pulitzer died in Charleston, South Carolina in 1911. |
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| 1911 |
Bronx County Pulitzer is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York. |
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