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