![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He invited himself to palaces and board rooms to meet with world and business leaders such as Margaret Thatcher. He picked fights with the likes of Donald Trump, Ben Bradlee and Betty Friedan, usually with a wink of satisfaction for the attention it drew. Newsroom smart and board room savvy, Neuharth was audacious, flamboyant and a self-described "dreamer and schemer." He used all those talents, and a dose of Midwest charm and common sense, to help build Gannett into one of America's largest media companies.ĪUTHOR: Neuharth invented a new-style newspaper The longtime newspaperman, media executive and columnist died after sustaining injuries in a fall at his home. It was fitting that Neuharth would try to have the last word, even on the topic of his own passing. "For nearly 50 years as a reporter and editor, I tried to tell stories accurately and fairly, without opinion." "As a journalist, I had a wonderful window on the world,'' Neuharth wrote in "Plain Talk," a final column he said should be published in USA TODAY after his death. Neuharth, the newspaper visionary and former Gannett chairman who founded USA TODAY, helped create a museum dedicated to news and became one of the industry's most influential and sometimes controversial figures, died Friday at his home in Cocoa Beach, Fla. He championed the careers of women and minoritiesĪllen H.Executive criss-crossed the country and interviewed all 50 governors.He was audacious%2C flamboyant and a self-described %27dreamer%27. ![]()
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