The Research Of Pulitzer’s News Practice And Ideas Of Journalism

Pulitzer is a newspaper magnate in American history,“the father of Americanmodern journalism”，engaged in journalism for43years, operated two newspapers. Hefunded the establishment of the world famous Columbia School of journalism,established the“Pulitzer prize”, made important contribution to set up thejournalism……In the history of American journalism, Pulitzer is known as “the newsgiant”,“the newspaper tycoon “and “Napoleon in newspaper” and so on. The processof Pulitzer’s news practice is a new journalism brief history of America.Pulitzer’s news practice was to realize the lofty ideal of the process, ups and downs,legendary, and left a lot of precious experience for the press. Pulitzer’s news practice isdivided into two stages, one is the working for others stage; the other stage ismanaging newspapers. For a short time，work phase was from1868to1878, as the“Western Mail” reporter, but also “The New York Sun”,“the New York Herald” andother newspapers of the stringers; managing newspapers stage is from he purchased“Saint Louis express” in1878until his death, according to the time sequence, and canbe divided into two stages, namely,“Saint Louis post” stage (1878-1882),“NewYork world” stage (1882-1911). Pulitzer’s news practice has made great achievementsin the important factors, such as loving of journalism, creative and competitivenewspaper spirit; adhere to the independent newspaper, following the news facts, nofear the violence forces, exposing the social evils, the public service of the value ofquality; good at administration, pay attention to management and news talents.Pulitzer’s journalistic thought is very rich. He has unique insights in the newspapertenet, the newspaper business, the quality of journalists and news team constructionand other fields. Through report content closing to the audience, reducing costs toachieve the popular newspaper; through meeting the different sectors of audience’sneeds, achieve his newspaper tenet for the public service; He is not afraid of power, toreport the facts, to struggle with all the wrong; it must pay great attention to the talents,attach importance to the discovery and cultivation of talent in the newspaper business.Pulitzer’s news practice and ideas of journalism promoted on certain level the UnitedStates journalism development and social progress, but also on Chinese currentnewspaper business, management, reform has important reference and inspiration.