New York World

The New York World was an American newspaper that was published from 1860 to 1931 in New York City.

Initially, the newspaper had little success, which has only changed after Joseph Pulitzer it bought in 1883. The success contributed to Pulitzer in the sheet stir brought exciting, partly sensationalist stories, but they were daily basis especially and took off from the previously usual essay style by their direct storytelling. Nellie Bly, a journalist of the sheet, with their embodied experience reports and investigative reports the new tone. In an action that was new for journalism this time, she traveled, inspired by Jules Verne's novel In 80 days around the world in only 72 days around the Earth.

1895 appeared the New York World was the first newspaper ever with a side full color. At the same time, so did the importance of the comic supplements. Richard Felton Outcaults Comic The Yellow Kid - one of the first newspaper comics ever - was published in 1895 under the title Hogan 's Alley in the World. Outcault was hired away but shortly afterwards by William Randolph Hearst for the New York Journal. The newspaper war between Pulitzer and Hearst certain in the coming years, both papers - and contributed significantly to the emergence of the modern tabloid journalism, which in English is called after the cartoon character " yellow press " today.

After Pulitzers death, in 1911, the newspaper went on to his son. In December 1913 appeared in the World, the first crossword puzzle in the world. In the following years the tide continued to lose support. 1931 merged with the Evening Telegram and appeared from there under the name New York World -Telegram.