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Joseph Pulitzer – owned the New York World newspaper in 1883. Today he is especially remembered for establishing the Pulitzer Prize for newspaper reporters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pulitzer
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William Randolph Hearst – owned the New York Morning Journal newspaper during the 1880s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Randolph_Hearst
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism
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The Yellow Kid appeared in May 1895. This gap-toothed kid, wearing an oversized yellow night shirt, captured the country’s imagination. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yellow_Kid
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Lincoln Steffens, one of the most famous muckrakers, exposed corrupt political machines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Steffens
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Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California (halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles) The StudyThe Swimming PoolThe Dining Room http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearst_Castle
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Upton Sinclair described bad things happening in the meat packing industry in his book, The Jungle. Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act in 1906 as a result of his book. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair
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