Joseph Pulitzer

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Joseph Pulitzer was a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher and journalist whose innovations in mass media and commitment to public service journalism led to the establishment of the prestigious Pulitzer Prizes.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf immigrant
journalist
newspaper publisher
person
birthDate 1847-04-10
birthPlace Mako, Hungary
Mako, Kingdom of Hungary
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship Hungary
United States of America
deathDate 1911-10-29
deathPlace Charleston, South Carolina, United States
educatedAt private tutors
employer New York World
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
endowed Columbia University School of Journalism
ethnicGroup Hungarian Jews
familyName Pulitzer
founded Pulitzer Prizes (through endowment)
fullName Joseph Pulitzer
givenName Joseph
influenced American journalism
languageSpoken English
French
German
Hungarian
legacy Pulitzer Prizes
militaryRank private
militaryService Union Army
notableFor development of modern mass-circulation newspapers
establishment of the Pulitzer Prizes
ownership of the New York World
pioneering investigative journalism and public service reporting
notableIdea emphasis on investigative and public service journalism
use of sensationalism and bold headlines to attract mass readership
numberOfChildren 7
occupation editor
journalist
newspaper publisher
owned New York World
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
politicalParty Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld member of the Missouri House of Representatives
religion Judaism
residence New York City, New York, United States
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
spouse Kate Davis


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