Birthdate: April 10, 1847
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Makó
Died: October 29, 1911
Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher, made significant contributions to journalism through his work at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World. He played a key role in the Democratic Party and served as a congressman from New York. Pulitzer is renowned for revolutionizing journalism by employing yellow journalism techniques and engaging in fierce competition with William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal. His enduring legacy includes the establishment of the Pulitzer Prizes in 1917, which honor excellence in American journalism, photography, literature, history, poetry, music, and drama. Additionally, he founded the Columbia School of Journalism through philanthropy.
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