Yellow journalism, the use of lurid features and sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation. The phrase was coined in the 1890s to describe the tactics employed in the furious competition between two New York City newspapers, the World and the Journal.

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Robert Duvall as Joseph Pulitzer in "Newsies"

Joseph Pulitzer (April 18, 1847, Mako, Hungary-October 29, 1911, Charleston, South Carolina). Hungarian-American newspaper publisher. Owner and Publisher, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1878-1911. Owner of a large chain of newspapers, including the New York World. Promoted a brand of populist reporting and muckraking known as "yellow journalism." U.S. Representative (D-NY), 1885-1886. Endowed Columbia University and the Pulitzer Prizes.

Paul Schoeffler as Joseph Pulitzer in DISNEY’S NEWSIES, produced by Broadway At Music Circus at the Wells Fargo Pavilion July 10-15. Photo by Kevin Graft.

At one point in America's history, it seemed like the statue would end up in Philadelphia or San Francisco—or worse, be sent back to France. Then Pulitzer stepped in.

The Missouri Historical Society’s connection with Joseph Pulitzer is a fascinating and very personal story that starts with a marble bust of him that came to our collections in late 1966.