America’s First Journalism School
On September 14, 1908, the University of Missouri School of Journalism became the first such school in the US, and only the second in the world.
On September 14, 1908, the University of Missouri School of Journalism became the first such school in the US, and only the second in the world.
On August 4, 1821, The Saturday Evening Post published its first issue.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878, in Galesburg, Illinois.
Author Joel Chandler Harris was born on December 9, 1848, in Eatonton, Georgia.
Cartoonist, author, and humorist James Grover Thurber was born on December 8, 1894, in Columbus, Ohio. He was one of the most popular humorists of his day and several of his works were turned into films.
Journalist Walter Lippmann was born on September 23, 1889, in New York City, New York.
Publisher and politician József “Joseph” Pulitzer was born on April 10, 1847, in Makó, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire.