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Rise of the penny Sun and the yellow journalism era
The piece recounts the birth of the Penny Sun by Benjamin Day, the ascent of yellow journalism led by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, and notable episodes including F G Bonfils's circulation gambit. It notes Pulitzer's World, Hearst's Spain war push, and lasting legacies in journalism.
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Benjamin H. Day
The
Sun
New York
Day
London
Joseph Pulitzer
William Randolph Hearst
Pulitzer
St. Louis Westsiche Post
St. Louis Post
St. Louis Dispatch
New York World
Jay Gould
San Francisco
New York Area
Morning Journal
Hearst
Yellow Journalism
Spain
Cuba
U.S
Garcia
F.G. Bonfils
Denver
Bonfils
United States of America
Harry Tammen
Kerosun
Underwriters Laboratories