Reporter Ben Walsh (Palewire) selected the two following pieces editorial philosophy from a biography of Joseph Pulitizer:
"Joseph Pulitzer's instructions on how to best edit a newspaper, as delivered to a new managing editor circa 1910, according to W.A. Swanberg's biography, "Pulitzer.":
Pulitzer on drawing the line between advertising and editorial content:
"Messages to the staff of the New York World sent in 1897 by the newspaper's publisher, Joseph Pulitzer. Drawn from page 219 of W.A. Swanberg's biography, "Pulitzer.""