American newspaper publisher who purchased the failing New York Times in 1896 and transformed it into the world's most respected newspaper through a commitment to factual reporting over sensationalism.
Established 'All the News That's Fit to Print' as an editorial standard — explicitly rejecting the yellow journalism of Hearst and Pulitzer — and put the Times on sound financial footing through advertising rather than political subsidy.
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