Match the person to their accomplishment.(3 points)
Won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his biography, Profiles in Courage. Author of Fahrenheit 451, which showed the disconnection of people from personal relationships because of their absorption with television.
Developed theories about the power of media to persuade and control.
Owner of the New York Journal; responsible for the first “media-driven” war.
One of the most influential journalists during the Spanish-American War; opposed William Randolph Hearst’s publishing tactics. Author of 1984, in which society falls under the spell of “Big Brother” and a video screen records people’s activities inside their homes. His name is associated with a famous journalistic prize.
Creator of The Yellow Kid, one of the first comic strips.
Newspaper articles and political cartoons influenced this man to engage the U.S. in war.
Resigned as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in May 1898; ultimately became the 26th President of the United States.
- Won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his biography, Profiles in Courage: John F. Kennedy
- Author of Fahrenheit 451: Ray Bradbury
- Developed theories about the power of media to persuade and control: Marshall McLuhan
- Owner of the New York Journal; responsible for the first “media-driven” war: William Randolph Hearst
- Influential journalist during the Spanish-American War; opposed William Randolph Hearst’s tactics: Joseph Pulitzer
- Author of 1984: George Orwell
- Creator of The Yellow Kid: Richard F. Outcault
- Newspaper articles and political cartoons influenced him to engage the U.S. in war and resigned as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in May 1898: Theodore Roosevelt