Benjamin Henry Day
Benjamin was an American journalist during the 1800's. He was the owner of the first 'penny' newspaper, The New York Sun. This meant that society for the first time was able to afford the news. As a cause of growing subscription to the newspaper, Day fell back on writing fake articles, including the infamous "Moon Hoax" article, which depicted discovery of life on the moon.
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley, an American journalist was trained as a printer, but moved to become a journalist to work for the New York Tribune. He worked at the Tribune as an editor for 30 years. His main focuses were campaigns against tobacco, gambling, prostitution, and capital punishment. His main concerns were over the abolition of slavery, which is why many of his articles included this topic.
James Gordon Bennett
James, an American journalist was the owner, founder, and the editor of the "New York Herald" . Bennett survived on a poor living for a large span of his life. He started in a various papers including the New York Enquirer and the Courier. After receiving growing attraction to his letters, he founded the short lived Globe and later on founded the New York Herald. His style of writing and reporting of gossip and scandal brought him great success.
