Louis Seibold (October 10, 1863 – May 10, 1945) was a journalist who won the

1921 Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes for 1921: Journalism awards *Public Service: **''The Boston Post'', for its exposure of the operations of Charles Ponzi by a series of articles which finally led to his arrest. * Reporting: ** Louis Seibold of ''New York World' ...

for an interview with President Woodrow Wilson. Afterwards, it was learned that the interview was fabricated.

Early life

Seibold was born in Washington, D.C. on October 10, 1863, to Louis Philip Seibold and Josephine Burrows (Dawson).

Career

Seibold spent most of his career with the

New York World The ''New York World'' was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 to 1931. The paper played a major role in the history of American newspapers as a leading national voice of the Democratic Party. From 1883 to 1911 under publisher Jo ...

, during that time he covered many important stories, such as the eruption of

Mount Pelée Mount Pelée or Mont Pelée ( ; , ; ), meaning "bald mountain" or "peeled mountain" in French, is an active volcano at the northern end of Martinique, an island and French overseas department in the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc of the Caribbean ...

, coverage of the Spanish–American War, but most notably, he won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for his 1920 interview with Woodrow Wilson, which was later proved to be fabricated.

Fabricated interview

Siebold, working together with

Edith Wilson Edith Wilson ( Bolling, formerly Galt; October 15, 1872 – December 28, 1961) was First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 as the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She married the widower Wilson in December 1915, during his firs ...

and

Joseph Patrick Tumulty Joseph Patrick Tumulty ( ; May 5, 1879 – April 9, 1954) was an American attorney and politician from New Jersey, a leader of the Irish Catholic political community, and the private secretary of Woodrow Wilson from 1911 until 1921, during Wilso ...

, created an interview narrative that presented a false picture to the American people about the state of the president's health.Edith and Woodrow: The Wilson White House
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References

1863 births 1945 deaths Journalists from Washington, D.C. Pulitzer Prize for Reporting winners New York World people {{US-journalist-19thC-stub