Sunday, April 15, 2012

The Truth About Joseph Pulitzer


Joseph Pulitzer, for which the Pultizer Prize is named after, may be a journalistic icon according to history, but his employees, namely the poor, young boys who worked long and hard hours just to survive, would have another thing to say about it.

The Broadway musical, "Newsies", adapted from the 1992 Disney movie "Newsies", gives a voice to these boys and their heroic feat of standing up to Mr. Pulitzer.

Well what exactly did Joseph Pulitzer do? Playbill.com answers this question and all your questions.

For the truth about Joseph Pulitzer email your questions to AskPlaybill@Playbill.com.

Image via nps.gov.

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