On this day 114 years ago, on October 29, 1911 (September 8, 1911 in the lunar calendar), Pulitzer, the founder of the American modern newspaper industry, died. Pulitzer On October 29, 1911, Pulitzer, the world-famous founder of the American modern newspaper industry, died. Joseph Pulitzer, American editor and newspaper owner. Born in Moko, Hungary in 1847, he came to the United States in 1864 during the American Civil War and participated in the First Cavalry of New York State in the Union Army. 1867 naturalized in the United States. 1868 worked as a reporter for the Western Post in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1869, he was elected to the state legislature and actively supported the Liberal Republican movement. He served as the secretary of the party's convention. In 1878, he founded the St. Louis Post-Gazette, which is the most important newspaper in the Midwest of the United States. In 1883, he moved to New York and bought the New York newspaper Le Monde, which became the most widely circulated newspaper under its management. In 1887, he founded the "Evening World". In his later years, he advocated professional training for journalists. In 1903, Pulitzer donated $2.50 million to Columbia University to establish the School of Journalism. He also established the Pulitzer Prize, which is awarded annually to outstanding literary, theatrical, musical and journalistic workers.