Originally posted by lfish Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply greyhounds Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Antioch, IL 4,370 posts Posted by greyhounds on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 11:00 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by drephpe Probably wouldn't hurt to remember who the Pulitzer Prize is named for..........and what he's famous for[:-,] Well, I "read somewhere" that Pulitzer was famous for Yellow Journalism. For example: J.D. Rockefeller was a Good Man. Now, if you messed with his business, he'd fight you. Morally. He was a devote Baptist. But he wouldn't let you take his customers, he'd fight. Morally he'd fight, as defined by his time. And nobody has done more good for more people with the money he earned than Rockefeller did. Pulitzer went after Rockefeller. Just because he could. Kind of like this writer for the New York Times. Rockefeller's father was still alive. Born in the early 1800's, the father was a charletan doctor and a bigamist who had deserted J.D.'s mother and left J.D. to feed the family. (the father is burried in Freeport, IL) Pulitzer sought to disgrace Rockefeller, just because he could, by finding his father and "exposing" the situation. No purpose would be served by such an "exposure". Other than to gain publicity for Pulitzer. That's the kind of man Pulitzer was, and that's the kind of "Prize" he established. And this writer for the New York Times has justly deserved such a tarnished "Prize". My source for this information is "Titan", a biography of John D. Rockefeller written by Ron Chernow. "By many measures, the U.S. freight rail system is the safest, most efficient and cost effective in the world." - Federal Railroad Administration, October, 2009. I'm just your average, everyday, uncivilized howling "anti-government" critic of mass government expenditures for "High Speed Rail" in the US. And I'm gosh darn proud of that. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 5:43 PM Probably wouldn't hurt to remember who the Pulitzer Prize is named for..........and what he's famous for[:-,] Reply Edit Hugh Jampton Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Southern Region now, UK 820 posts Posted by Hugh Jampton on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 11:49 AM "Never let facts get in the way of a good story" - a quote I heard but can't remeber where. Generally a lurker by natureBe AlertThe world needs more lerts.It's the 3rd rail that makes the difference. Reply daveklepper Member sinceJune 2002 20,045 posts Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 9:42 AM But if I remember correctly, the stories were highly prejudiced as anti-rail, with no consideration that the trains in most cases were their first and that in most cases it is driver irrisponsibility that is at fault. Granted some railroads, including the UP, were deficient in maintenance, but if I remember correctly he tended to blame the railroads almost completely, which is contrary to facts. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Railroad news articles win a Pulitzer Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 9:32 AM The Pulitzer prize in national reporting, one of the highest honors in journalism, wne to Walt Bogdanich of the New York Times for a series of articles on grade-crossing deaths and railroads' attempts to evade responsibility. The same stories previously won the prestigious Investigative Reporters & Editors award and the Polk award. The Pulitzer is Bogdanich's second. Reply Edit Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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QUOTE: Originally posted by drephpe Probably wouldn't hurt to remember who the Pulitzer Prize is named for..........and what he's famous for[:-,]
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