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Joseph Pulitzer III (May 13, 1913 – May 26, 1993) was an American newspaperman and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for 38 years. A grandson of the famous newsman Joseph Pulitzer, for 31 years he chaired the board which was responsible for awarding the Pulitzer Prize, and from 1955 to 1993 was chairman of the Pulitzer Publishing Company.
Joseph Pulitzer (/ ˈ p ʊ l ɪ t s ər / PUUL-it-sər; [2] [a] born Pulitzer József, Hungarian: [ˈpulit͡sɛr ˈjoːʒɛf]; April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American politician and newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World.
On April 10, 1907, Joseph Pulitzer wrote what became known as the paper's platform: I know that my retirement will make no difference in its cardinal principles, that it will always fight for progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or corruption, always fight demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party, always oppose privileged classes and public plunderers, never lack sympathy ...
Pages in category "Pulitzer family" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Joseph Pulitzer Jr. Joseph Pulitzer House; L. Lilly Pulitzer; N ...
The rivalry between Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer has been documented on National Geographic Channel's series American Genius (2015). In the TNT series The Alienist, in the second season played by Matt Letscher. In "The Paper Dynasty" (1964) episode of the syndicated Western television series Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.
He won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2004. Monica Richardson, executive editor of the Miami Herald, said Pitts has a “rare” voice that will be missed tremendously.
Among his victims was his own publisher's son, Joseph Pulitzer Jr., after the younger Pulitzer repeatedly missed work. [9] [10] The elder Pulitzer backed Chapin's decision, and later sent his son to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where Joseph Pulitzer Jr. helped turn it into "one of the nation's best, most influential and profitable newspapers." [11]
Anderson, 38, grew up on a Palm Beach estate known as Oasis Cottage that once belonged to fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer Rousseau. Inger Anderson sold the state for $11.88 million in 2016, the ...