Joseph Pulitzer Quotes

A collection of quotes by Joseph Pulitzer.

Joseph Pulitzer was an influential American newspaper publisher and journalist, born on April 10, 1847, in Hungary (then part of the Austrian Empire). He immigrated to the United States in 1864 and eventually became the owner of The New York World newspaper. Pulitzer is best known for establishing the Pulitzer Prizes, recognizing excellence in journalism, literature, and music composition. His aggressive investigative reporting and support for the rights of the common people revolutionized American journalism. Joseph Pulitzer passed away on October 29, 1911, leaving behind a lasting legacy as a pioneer in journalism and cultural philanthropy.

An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained

An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery.

Joseph Pulitzer