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1. Wrote satire against imperialism and the colonization of the Philippines






2. Alabama Governor during the Selma March - led to Voting Act of 1965






3. Abolitionist who wrote for The Liberator - was a voice for the women's suffrage movement - discovered Frederick Douglass - wrote for the North Star






4. Former slave - captivating and articulate speaker - editor of his own paper - had a book 'The Narrative life of Frederick Douglass -' was discovered by William Lloyd Garrison in 1841 - who then asked Douglass to speak at an anti-slavery convention. A






5. Discriminated against Jews in Dearborn Independent - 'The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem'






6. Killed Emmett Till






7. Suffragist - founder of the newspaper-The Revolution - partner was Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Seneca Falls convention - Part of the National Woman Suffrage Association






8. Wrote McClure's Standard oil and the tactics they used






9. CBS radio - Catholic priest who spoke against the KKK - admired Hitler-hated the Jews - wider range of audience






10. Former slave - captivating and articulate speaker - editor of his own paper - had a book 'The Narrative life of Frederick Douglass -' was discovered by William Lloyd Garrison in 1841 - who then asked Douglass to speak at an anti-slavery convention. A






11. Created the concept of objectivity -third person - no sides - less personal - New York Times






12. Anti-communism - republican - 'list' of communists in the House and Senate






13. Alabama Governor during the Selma March - led to Voting Act of 1965






14. Miscegenation pamphlet - hoax






15. Anti-communism - republican - 'list' of communists in the House and Senate






16. Author of comon sense - American Revolution






17. Racist - hated the Irish - yellow journalism - cartoons - wrote for Harper's Weekly - founder of 'Watchdog journalism' because of his work against Tammany Hall - is considered the father of the American Cartoon






18. Tammany Hall - Nast - got the Irish vote - rigged election - center of conspiracy - Governor of New York - Democrat

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19. Racist - hated the Irish - yellow journalism - cartoons - wrote for Harper's Weekly - founder of 'Watchdog journalism' because of his work against Tammany Hall - is considered the father of the American Cartoon






20. Founder of PR - Sigmund Freud's nephew - used psychology in his work - Torches of Freedom






21. Watergate - partner to Bernstein - went to college - professional






22. Vice president of The Washington Post during Watergate






23. Started the New York Journal - Journalism of Action - yellow journalism






24. American Women's Suffrage Association - Conservative - women's rights - Women's journal






25. Founder of PR - Sigmund Freud's nephew - used psychology in his work - Torches of Freedom






26. Miscegenation pamphlet - hoax






27. CBS reporter - Zippo Segment






28. Journal of Occurences (first wire newspaper) - American Revolution - Spanish American War






29. Abolitionist who wrote for The Liberator - was a voice for the women's suffrage movement - discovered Frederick Douglass - wrote for the North Star






30. New York World - Investigative Journalism - Tammany Hall - Yellow Journalism






31. New York World - Investigative Journalism - Tammany Hall - Yellow Journalism






32. Discriminated against Jews in Dearborn Independent - 'The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem'






33. Radio journalist - CBS partner with Fred Friendly and made 'Hear it Now' and 'see it now' covered racial integration and the Korean war - combated anti-communism - did a report on Joseph McCarthy






34. African American Chicago boy - brutally murdered in the south - his mother put his body on display after He was killed - open casket






35. Deep throat - provided Bernstein and Woodward with information - FBI agent






36. Started the New York Journal - Journalism of Action - yellow journalism






37. Susan B. Anthony's partner - started The Revolution/NWSA






38. Created the concept of objectivity -third person - no sides - less personal - New York Times






39. Wrote McClure's Standard oil and the tactics they used






40. Killed Emmett Till






41. Studied in a mental instituion - wrote for The New York World under Pullitzer






42. Wrote satire against imperialism and the colonization of the Philippines






43. Tammany Hall - Nast - got the Irish vote - rigged election - center of conspiracy - Governor of New York - Democrat

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44. Author of comon sense - American Revolution






45. Vice president of The Washington Post during Watergate






46. Wrote The Alarm - was in an interracial marriage - led the International Working People's Association. He was convicted for the bomb attack on city police known as the Haymarket Affair or Haymarket Riots - Anarchist






47. Killed Emmett Till with L.W. Milam - confessed in an interview with 'Look' Magazine






48. American Women's Suffrage Association - Conservative - women's rights - Women's journal






49. Exposed My Lai and its cover up - won Pullitzer Prize






50. Spanish American War - Yellow Journalism - Harper's Weekly