Journalism in the 1890s, led by newspaper proprietors William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, employed melodrama, romance, and exaggeration to sell millions of newspapers—a style that became known as "yellow journalism." Both men were born in New York in 1844. They made their money selling newspapers and used it to support their efforts as journalists. They both had strong opinions on many issues of their time such as imperialism, war, and civil rights. They also shared an interest in military history which helped them write articles about current events with a perspective years ahead of its time. Pulitzer died in 1913 at the age of 62 but Hearst continued to publish news out of San Francisco until his death in 1951. He was one of the most influential people in American media during his lifetime. Hearst is credited with creating a more aggressive journalistic approach that is still used today. He is also said to have invented the newsreel, radio broadcast, and political cartoon. However, these claims cannot be verified because most of his papers were destroyed by he himself or others after his death. He attended Columbia University but dropped out to work for the New-York Tribune as a cub reporter. When he was only twenty-one years old, he was given the job of city editor.