The Press: War in St. Louis

The late, great Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, suffered all his life from weak eyes, was stone-blind when he died in 1911. But Joseph Pulitzer could see through skulduggery, no matter how dark its hue, could sight a dirty deal a mile away. He made the Post-Dispatch one of the most valiant crusaders of an era rich in righteous journalism.

Like his father, young Joseph Pulitzer has weak eyes. At 55 he can barely read his Post-Dispatch headlines by holding them an inch away, has secretaries who read to him, is...

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