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When Pulitzer took over, Le Monde issued eight editions at a price of 2 cents, with a circulation of 1500. Pulitzer quickly reorganized the editorial department and published the first issue of Le Monde on May 1 1. The headline is a report about a storm that caused millions of dollars in losses in New Jersey. Other front-page articles reported an interview with a convicted murderer, a suicide jumper on Wall Street, a hanging in Pittsburgh, riots in Haiti and the miserable situation of a wronged maid. Pulitzer ordered the sale of 20,000 copies. In terms of sensational news, only Bennett, the owner of the New York Herald at that time, could compare with Pulitzer. The next day, Le Monde became the talk of new york citizens.

Pulitzer actively improves the quality of newspapers. He used the pages on both sides of the first page header to increase circulation and release exclusive news. The first thing he did was to advocate that the Brooklyn Bridge, known as the miracle of the world, be opened to people passing by every day. Besides grandstanding and publicity, Le Monde also published some good news and adopted a new editorial policy. A concise ten-point plan appeared in the editorial page: levying luxury goods tax; Levy inheritance tax; Impose huge income tax; Levy monopoly enterprise tax; Taxation of privileged companies; Formulating tariff rules; Reform the civil service system; Punish corrupt officials; Punish those who buy and sell votes; Punish employers who oppress employees in constituencies. Pulitzer wrote in the first issue of Le Monde: "Such a newspaper, which is not only cheap but also vivid, not only vivid but also huge, not only huge but also truly democratic and committed to the people's cause, has sufficient room for development in this growing big city."

Dissatisfied with the wealth of the bourgeoisie, new york people who advocate economic and social reform find Le Monde full of reading interest, while those who admire good ways to make money find its editorial full of heresy. Pulitzer spared no effort to speak for the poor and helpless. During his first two years in charge of Le Monde, the reform movement representing the interests of immigrants, the poor and the working class was in full swing, especially the inhuman treatment suffered by immigrant women in sweatshops of garment factories, lack of educational opportunities and unfair tax burden, which became the editorial and news theme of Le Monde. 1883 In July, many crowded slums in new york were hit by a heat wave, and many people died. Le Monde found that among the 7 16 deaths reported in the previous week, 392 were children under 5 years old. The reporter rushed to the scene for an interview. The title producer produced titles such as "How the children were roasted to death" and "Little coffins lined up in a row" to arouse the shock and concern of the authorities and make them take action. Le Monde's low-rent housing reform campaign lasted until the beginning of 1884, when Professor Felix Adler's efforts to help the poor were reported. Other reports are similar to those seen by Le Monde in the following decades, telling about religious gatherings in immigrant society, violence against immigrants, crowded conditions in factories, workers' right to visit museums and other public buildings on Sundays, and prejudice in political institutions.

In the presidential election of 1884, Pulitzer supported Grover Cleveland, the governor of New York, and opposed the election of james blaine, the conservative candidate of the party. Le Monde has greatly increased its circulation because of its liberal political and social stance. At that time, John A. Cockerill was the editorial director of the Post, and he came to Le Monde as the editorial director. He has always been good at rendering humanized news and often organizes local, domestic and international major news. In printing, the new Le Monde uses smaller and lighter fonts than before, but its contents are unique, such as Countless People Died after the Storm, Cry for mercy, Little Lotta's Lover and The Baptism of Blood. Try to use alliteration in the title; Common themes are sex, conflict and crime.

By the end of 1884, the daily sales of Le Monde had exceeded 60,000 copies, a three-fold increase. Four months later, Le Monde successfully adopted a large number of woodcuts and line drawings, and its sales exceeded 65,438+10,000. The Pulitzer salesman gave each employee a hat and fired a salute in the city hall park 100 to celebrate. At 1884, Le Monde has the highest advertising revenue, and the newspaper page is increased to 12- 14 every day and to 36-44 on Sundays. Despite the increase in expenses and advertising fees, the price of the newspaper is still 2 cents in the face of the mass readers it attracts. 1887, the sales volume of Le Monde reached 250,000, and Pulitzer voted for the silver medal to congratulate the newspaper with the largest circulation in the United States. During the period of 1880s, the population of new york increased by 50%. At that time, four out of every five people in new york were either born abroad or their parents were born abroad. As an immigrant, Pulitzer is very sensitive to this fact. Moreover, he understands the social and economic development trend of his time, and knows that his readers not only want to be entertained, but also hope that newspapers can play an effective and progressive leading role. Therefore, Le Monde reports important news in a vivid way to meet the changing social needs and adapt to another trend with sensational news content and layout. Pulitzer created a new image of the newspaper from three aspects in view of the new influx of workers who account for more than half of new york's population: first, he often expressed his support for the poor and opposed the rich class and corruption to win the trust of readers; Second, launch and organize a series of specific small social movements that are beneficial to the general public, create social hotspots, and reward participating readers; Thirdly, journalists are required to go deep into the lower classes of society, write sensational reports close to readers' psychology, adopt sensational headlines and match more news pictures.

Faced with critics' attack on grandstanding, Pulitzer replied that humanized reports and sensational stories are necessary conditions for winning high circulation. He believes that after the circulation is expanded, we can create a healthy public opinion by attracting readers to pay attention to editorial columns and news reports on public affairs.

In addition to practical means of social reform and promotion, gimmicks are also the specialty of Le Monde. In addition, the expansion of Le Monde gives editors gimmicks and feature articles to enliven the layout, while continuing to retain serious and important news reports.