1900's Media | "The College of Journalism"

Journal article

By: Joseph Pulitzer

Date: May 1904

Source: Pulitzer, Joseph. "The College of Journalism." North American Review, May 1904, 641, 678–680.

About the Author: Born in Hungary, Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911) remains the most influential journalist in American history. His brand of newspaper publishing, dubbed "yellow journalism," offered readers titillating accounts of trials, trysts, and tragedy, but its foundation was investigative reporting and sharp editorials. Pulitzer's $2 million contribution to Columbia University helped create a graduate school for journalism and establish the Pulitzer Prizes. First awarded in 1917, the prizes soon became the most prestigious awards in journalism, while also honoring excellence in other creative fields.

Introduction

A battle for the soul of journalism raged through the first decade of the twentieth...