The Great Newspaper War
Up until about 100 years ago, newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most serious readers. They used no illustrations and the articles were politics or business.
Two men that-Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New YorkMorning Journal Pulitzer the New York World in 1883. He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very oneovernight 。 He lots of illustrations and cartoons. And he told his reporters to write articles on crime or scandal they could find. And they did. One of them even pretended she was crazy and then she was to a mental hospital. She then wrote a series of articles about the poor of patients in those hospitals.
In 1895, Hearst to New York from California. He wanted the New York Morning Journal to be more sensational and more exciting the New York World. He also wanted it to be cheaper, so he the price by a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his headlines were bigger than.He often said, Big print makes big news.
Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they to sell newspapers. For example, Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator , topictures of the Spanish-American War. When he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was 。 Hearst answered, You furnish the pictures. Ill furnish the war.
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2 A accepted B developed C started D changed
3 A published B bought C issued D printed
4 A boring B practical C exciting D natural
5 A cancelled B approved C solved D added
6 A every B all C both D many
7 A invited B admitted C accepted D called
8 A treatment B reputation C work D results
9 A arrived B reached C changed D came
10 A than B as C in D for
11 A increased B reduced C fixed D offered
12 A anyone B anyones C anyone else D anyone elses
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15 A going B lasting C going on D taking on
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