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His big break in publishing came when he purchased the ''[[New York World]]'' in 1883 from [[Jay Gould]].  Pulitzer enjoyed great success with that newspaper, both politically and financially. But when he reached 40 years old, he tragically became blind, though he continued to run his newspaper companies.  In the 1890s he competed directly with William Randolph Hearst, and turned to "[[yellow journalism]]" to boost circulation:  utilizing shocking headlines, sensationalism and cartoons in an attempt to attract immigrants and working class readers.   

His big break in publishing came when he purchased the ''[[New York World]]'' in 1883 from [[Jay Gould]].  Pulitzer enjoyed great success with that newspaper, both politically and financially. But when he reached 40 years old, he tragically became blind, though he continued to run his newspaper companies.  In the 1890s he competed directly with William Randolph Hearst, and turned to "[[yellow journalism]]" to boost circulation:  utilizing shocking headlines, sensationalism and cartoons in an attempt to attract immigrants and working class readers.   

In 1895 Pulitzer ran the first full-page original original cartoon, called "Yellow Kid" and designed by cartoonist [[Richard Outcault]].  The cartoon itself was not in the style of "yellow journalism," but its popularity led to the cartoon's name being used to describe the entire style of its paper.  Outcault later moved to one of [[William Randolph Hearst]]'s newspaper, the ''[[New York Journal]]''.

In 1895 Pulitzer ran the first full-page original original cartoon, called "Yellow Kid" and designed by cartoonist [[Richard Outcault]].  The cartoon itself was not in the style of "yellow journalism," but its popularity led to the cartoon's name being used to describe the entire style of its paper.  Outcault later moved to one of [[William Randolph Hearst]]'s newspapers, the ''[[New York Journal]]''.

Both Pulitzer and Hearst played a prominent role in inciting the [[Spanish-American War]] in 1898, as they were engaged in a circulation struggle that led to the sensationalism about the war.<ref>"Both Hearst and Pulitzer published images of [[Spanish]] troops placing [[Cuban]]s into concentration camps where they were suffered and died from disease and hunger." [http://www.spanamwar.com/Hearst.htm]</ref><ref>http://www.humboldt.edu/~jcb10/spanwar.shtml</ref> However, today [[liberal]] accounts and school textbooks almost entirely blame the pro-business Hearst for causing that war rather than the more [[liberal]]-leaning Pulitzer.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/crucible/journalism.html</ref>

Both Pulitzer and Hearst played a prominent role in inciting the [[Spanish-American War]] in 1898, as they were engaged in a circulation struggle that led to the sensationalism about the war.<ref>"Both Hearst and Pulitzer published images of [[Spanish]] troops placing [[Cuban]]s into concentration camps where they were suffered and died from disease and hunger." [http://www.spanamwar.com/Hearst.htm]</ref><ref>http://www.humboldt.edu/~jcb10/spanwar.shtml</ref> However, today [[liberal]] accounts and school textbooks almost entirely blame the pro-business Hearst for causing that war rather than the more [[liberal]]-leaning Pulitzer.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/crucible/journalism.html</ref>