History Presentation Notes

William Randolph Hearst

• San Francisco Examiner
• Printed a picture of the Spanish attacking an American Ship (Possibly starting the Spanish American War)
• Printing Press

Horace Greely

• The New Yorker and The New York Tribune
• He was the leader against the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law
• Printing Press

Michael Strahan

• Played for the New York Giants, ESPN News and ABC Radio Station 
• Hosted a talk show after playing for the NFL
• Television 

Don Lemon

• CNN Television and The Big Brass Rings
• One of the 1st Black (and gay) reporters to be nominated (and win) for a News and Documentary Emmy Award
• Television  

Elizabeth Jane Cochrane a.k.a Nellie Bly

• The Pittsburg Dispatch and the New York World
• Reported around the world in 72 days. Got people to donate 1million dollars to a Mental Institution. (She pretended to be mentally ill to get more information).
• Printing Press

Benjamin Day

• Owned The New York Sun newspaper
• His newspaper focused on everyday people (sensationalism); unlike other papers. Before Benjamin Day, newspapers were very expensive, he sold newspapers on the street. He invented the penny press.
• Printing Press.

Katharine Graham

• Owner and publisher of the Washington Post.
• Won the Pulitzer prize for her autobiography. Graham oversaw the Watergate Scandal.
• Printing Press.

Lara Logan

• Has worked as a journalist around the world. Has worked for CBS news.
• Received an Emmy for her report about Iraq. She was sexually assaulted by several men in Cairo, Egypt. Reported live in Egypt.
• Television

Richard F. Outcault

• Joined "Electrical World", "New York World", "New York Herald".
• Contributed to many comic strips that were based on actual people. He also influence others to make more comic strips.
• Printing Press.