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(AB)The paper insisted that the public deserved transparency over how national decisions of such magnitude were being made behind closed doors. 

(AC) The rivalry with Hearst, once marked by sensationalism, has faded into a cautionary tale about the power and perils of the press.

(AD) He pioneered the use of dedicated beats for reporters, assigning journalists to cover City Hall, the police, education, labor, and public health with sustained focus.

(AE)He defended The World’s reporting as truthful and essential to the public interest, declaring that "our Republic and its press will rise or fall together." 

(BC) But perhaps nothing tested Pulitzer’s resolve—or his ideals—more than the explosive revelations surrounding the French Panama Canal Company.

(BD) Under Pulitzer’s leadership, the World became the most widely read newspaper in the country—and, in many ways, the prototype for the modern newspaper as we know it today. (BE) In an unprecedented move, federal prosecutors sought to indict Pulitzer for criminal libel, a charge that threatened not just his reputation but the very principle of a free press. (CD) The 1911 Supreme Court victory established important precedent for the First Amendment, guaranteeing freedom of the press for generations to come.