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Joseph Pulitzer

American Publisher

Born: Apr 10, 1847

Died: Oct 29, 1911

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What a newspaper needs in its news, in its headlines, and on its editorial page is terseness, humor, descriptive power, satire, originality, good literary style, clever condensation, and accuracy, accuracy, accuracy! Joseph Pulitzer

Good Needs News Satire Humor Power Clever Style Headlines Editorial Accuracy Literary Newspaper Page Descriptive Originality

We are a democracy, and there is only one way to get a democracy on its feet in the matter of its individual, its social, its municipal, its State, its national conduct, and that is by keeping the public informed about what is going on. Joseph Pulitzer

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We all want prosperity, but not at the expense of liberty. Poverty is not as great a danger to liberty as is wealth, with its corrupting, demoralizing influences. Let us never have a Government at Washington owing its retention to the power of the millionaires rather than to the will of millions. Joseph Pulitzer

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A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself. Joseph Pulitzer

Time People Will Cynical Press Mercenary Itself Produce Base

Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together. Joseph Pulitzer

Together Will Fall Our Press Rise Republic

Publicity, publicity, publicity is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life. Joseph Pulitzer

Life Our Moral Factor Force Greatest Public Public Life Publicity

The American people want something terse, forcible, picturesque, striking - something that will arrest their attention, enlist their sympathy, arouse their indignation, stimulate their imagination, convince their reason, awaken their conscience. Joseph Pulitzer

It only serves to show what sort of person a man must be who can't even get testimonials. No, no; if a man brings references, it proves nothing; but if he can't, it proves a great deal. Joseph Pulitzer

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I am deeply interested in the progress and elevation of journalism, having spent my life in that profession, regarding it as a noble profession and one of unequaled importance for its influence upon the minds and morals of the people. Joseph Pulitzer

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I would rather have one article a day of this sort; and these ten or twenty lines might readily represent a whole day's hard work in the way of concentrated, intense thinking and revision, polish of style, weighing of words. Joseph Pulitzer

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An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. Joseph Pulitzer

Government Courage Intelligence Virtue Press Able Sham Know Without Mockery Trained Which Public Disinterested Popular Right Preserve

I desire to assist in attracting to this profession young men of character and ability, also to help those already engaged in the profession to acquire the highest moral and intellectual training. Joseph Pulitzer

Character Training Men Young Those Moral Ability Highest Attracting Also Intellectual Young Men Acquire Engaged Help Profession Assist Desire

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