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Joseph Pulitzer's Impact On Journalism

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Joseph Pulitzer was a journalist and publisher who brought many techniques to the media during his time and more specifically the late 1800s. Pulitzer was born on
April 10, 1847 in Hungary to a very respected merchant family that ended when his father died and he emigrated to the US to find work. After going job to job struggling he managed to get a job as a reporter which would become his start of the journey. As he worked his way up the ranks at his job at the Westliche Post he eventually purchased a piece of the newspaper company and sold it so he could buy the Louis Dispatch and the
St. Louis Post which he combined to make St Louis’s current paper, the St Louis Post-
Dispatch. He remained involved until very late in his life. He helped …show more content…

This in addition to many other ideas and conmcepts he made helped shape how journalism and modern media is used today
Many of his high points in his career appeared during his prime years where he found work at the Westliche Post after sparking a conversation with editors working for the successful paper. During his time at the paper’s reporter he spread yellow journalism and quickly rose up and gained a reputation as a tireless reporter who always was working on the latest story. After years of hard work, he was given controlling interest in the paper and eventually leading him to becoming the publisher of the paper. Some difficulties he faced on his journey were his deteriorating health that worsened increasingly over the years. Trying to work his hardest he ignored many health issues and continued to work. This didn't last long as he eventually lost nearly all of his sight and developed severe depression as well as a high sensitivity to noise and cut himself off from many previous ventures as a result of the many issues he faced from ignoring his worsening health over the years.
Many of Pulitzer’s stories covered issues in current life including tax evaders, gambling rings, insurance fraud, monopolies, bankers, and city corruption and

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