In 1883, Joseph Pulitzer moved back to New York City and with the
profits made from the Post- Dispatch, bought the New York World. The New York
World was
deemed by critics as being the "first modern newspaper." This
newspaper gained its popularity due to its variety of informed contents that included crime,
scandal and gossip, sports, women's fashion, and even included comic strips (Carey).
In 1885 the paper raised $100,000 that was put towards building a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty and in 1895 became New York's leading newspaper. In 1887, Pulitzer was forced to give up day to day control of his paper when he ruptured a blood vessel in his eye thus causing him to have impaired vision (Carey).
In 1885 the paper raised $100,000 that was put towards building a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty and in 1895 became New York's leading newspaper. In 1887, Pulitzer was forced to give up day to day control of his paper when he ruptured a blood vessel in his eye thus causing him to have impaired vision (Carey).
In Joseph Pulitzer's final years, he donated 2 million
dollars to establish a graduate school of journalism at Colombia University as
well as establish the Pulitzer Prize which to this day is awarded annually for excellence
in journalism and literature (Frisna).