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In 1883, Joesph Pulitzer rose to purpose the struggling New York World newspaper. He wrote about the rights of immigrants, the poor and the working class.
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Carr Van Anda, a famous writer wrote about the titanic sinking, which got more and more people interested in the news and more people, started reading it.
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David Starnoff made news popular with his great writing ability and journalism skills. By 1924 he sold $84 million worth of units.
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1930 Walter Lippman wrote a famous piece called “Today and Tomorrow” which would stay famous for another 30 years.
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Edward R. Murrow was on earth of the most famous journalist in his decade who wrote about World War II, He has a very profound impact on radio and television.
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In the 1950’s, Walter Cronkite helped invent the role of an anchorman. His coverage over Kennedy’s assasination made him the most trusted journalist in America.
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Robert Woodward covered the Chicago 8 tradegy, and also the Kent State shooting. The 1960’s were crazy and this journalist knew how to cover it
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Rupert Murdoch became one of the worlds media giants during the global media revolution in the 1980s. He made news interesting and more popular
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Tom Brokow served as an anchor for NBC’s nightly news, he was an anchorman from 1983-2004. He made the news big and lots of people watched him and he became very well known.