HISTORIC FIGURES

James Gordon Bennett (Jr.) 

 

• Publisher, editor in cheif, and owner of the New York Herald newspaper in 1874. 

• Known as one of the richest men in New York

• He believed that "a newspaper should not merely report stories; it should create them." He added drama and humor to the news.

• The Herald's most known story was called "A shocking Sabbath Carnival Death". 

  • This story was about zoo animals escaping and killing several people.

James Gordon Bennett (Sir.)

 

• Founder, editor, and publisher of the New York Herald.

• Was the father of James Gordon Bennett Jr.

• He was the first ever to interview president Martin Van Buren.

• Was very involved in poltics