Pulitzer, Inc. was an American media company who owned newspapers, television stations and radio stations across the

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. Founded by

Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer ( ; born Pulitzer József, ; April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American politician and newspaper publisher of the '' St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' and the ''New York World''. He became a leading national figure in ...

(who also funded the

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, which are not affiliated with the company), its papers included the ''

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,'' the '' Arizona Daily Star'' (Tucson), and Chicago's ''

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'' and

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chain.

Ownership

Pulitzer Inc., which published 14 daily newspapers at the time, was sold to

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for $1.5 billion in 2005 (with both Gannett and the

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expressing interest in buying the company prior to Lee's acquisition). Pulitzer had previously acquired Scripps League's 16 daily and 30 non-daily publications in 1996. In 1998, Pulitzer sold its broadcast group — nine television stations and five radio stations — to Hearst-Argyle. Hearst-Argyle Television complete acquisition of Pulitzer broadcast

Television stations owned (until 1998)

* (**) – ''Indicates that it was built and signed on by Pulitzer''.

References

External links

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Yahoo! - Pulitzer Inc. Company Profile
Defunct newspaper companies of the United States Defunct broadcasting companies of the United States Mass media companies established in 1947 Mass media companies disestablished in 2005 1947 establishments in Missouri Hearst Television 2005 disestablishments in Missouri 2005 mergers and acquisitions Lee Enterprises publications {{US-publishing-company-stub