Joseph Pulitzer

1885–1955 (age 70)

publisher

Biography

Joseph Pulitzer transformed American journalism by insisting on investigative rigor, editorial independence, and stories that reflected the hopes of ordinary citizens while guiding major newspapers to national prominence.

His gifts to education and the arts endure, and visitors pause at Oak Grove Cemetery to reflect on the values of truth and service that defined his life.

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