Words came from Cleveland readers that “'the impression soon prevails in your mind that Ernie Pyle…is the President of the State'” (Tobin 29). In the midst of World War II, Ernie Pyle stood out from the crowd of journalists with a style never seen before, but he spoke to American readers around the world, both on the home front and abroad. One writer and historian, Jordan Braverman, puts the lack of truth in some accounts into perspective by saying: “Soldiers were known to cower in trenches under heavy aerial bombardment, while their radios told them that U.S. forces were in complete control of the heavens in their battle sector” (Braverman 84). It was not just radio that did this, but also print media which was not always accurate and could be seen as having alternative motivations in their writing. One reader summed it up this way: “read Lippman for wisdom. Pegler for controversy, Winchell for gossip, but Pyle you read for nourishment in difficult times” (Tobin 28). Echoing this sentiment, one delivery driver said, “'The problem with these journalists is they want to organize the world... except Pyle. Throw away the rest, but give me Pyle'” (Tobin 28). Ernie Pyle began his career as a columnist before the start of World War II, as well as developing distinct aspects of journalism which he carried forward through his World War II columns and brought with them a new light to journalism. Roy Howard himself, head of the Scripps-Howard publishing company, telegraphed a message to Pyle during the war. It read: "'YOUR STUFF IS NOT ONLY THE GREATEST CAREER...BUT THE MOST ILLUMINATING AND HUMANE AND ATTRACTIVE DESCRIPTIVE MATERIAL PRINTED IN AMERICA SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF BATTLE BRITAIN...YOUR STUFF TALK ABOUT NEW YORK'" ( Tobin 57-58). Pyle gathered information... at the center of the paper... about the war by seeing it firsthand. However, even with his gained authority as a writer and his appeal to his audience, one must consider the price at which his diverse style of journalism was compromised in the process. Even if we imagine that journalists say what they want and what they think is most important to share, it must be considered that, beyond the censorship they face, they need to keep their jobs. If they write in a voice that their audience doesn't like, with an honesty that people find offensive or too damning to mention just a few concerns, if their audience doesn't read their articles, they lose their jobs. Also because Pyle was writing from inside the military, he had to please them and make them feel comfortable sharing their stories. In some cases ____ even invited him to attend secret events because she trusted him to report on the event in a way that suited both him and them.