Joseph Pulitzer? Alleyne Ireland? Lloyd Cory? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: The famous newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer once described the writing style he required from his journalists. He demanded brief, clear, forceful, picturesque, and accurate prose. Would you please help me to find citation? Quote Investigator: Joseph Pulitzer was the publisher of “The New York World” …
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‘Dog Bites a Man’ Is Not News. ‘Man Bites a Dog’ Is News
John B. Bogart? Charles A. Dana? Amos Cummings? Horace Greeley? Jesse Lynch Williams? Billy Woods? Doc Wood? Alfred Harmsworth? Lord Northcliffe? Joseph Pulitzer? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: Would you please explore one of the most famous maxims in the news business? Legend states that a neophyte reporter asked a sage editor to define “news”, and …
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