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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.

Joseph Pulitzer
Noam Chomsky
Richard Harding Davis
President William McKinley
Ray Bradbury
Theodore Roosevelt
George Orwell
Richard Felton Outcault
President John F. Kennedy
William Randolph Hearst

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Here are the matches between the persons and their accomplishments:

  1. Joseph Pulitzer - Won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his biography, Profiles in Courage.
  2. Ray Bradbury - Author of Fahrenheit 451, which showed the disconnection of people from personal relationships because of their absorption with television.
  3. Noam Chomsky - Developed theories about the power of media to persuade and control.
  4. William Randolph Hearst - Owner of the New York Journal; responsible for the first “media-driven” war.
  5. Richard Harding Davis - One of the most influential journalists during the Spanish-American War; opposed William Randolph Hearst’s publishing tactics.
  6. 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.
  7. President John F. Kennedy - His name is associated with a famous journalistic prize.
  8. Richard Felton Outcault - Creator of The Yellow Kid, one of the first comic strips.
  9. President William McKinley - Newspaper articles and political cartoons influenced this man to engage the U.S. in war.
  10. Theodore Roosevelt - Resigned as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in May 1898; ultimately became the 26th President of the United States.