James Creelman
James Creelman (November 12, 1859 – February 12, 1915) was a Canadian-American writer famous for securing a 1908 interview for ''
Pearson's Magazine'' with Mexican president
Porfirio Díaz, in which the strongman said that he would not run for the presidency in the 1910 elections. The interview set off a frenzy of political activity in Mexico over the presidential elections and succession of power. In the words of historian
Howard F. Cline, the "Creelman Interview marks a major turning point in the genesis of the
Mexican Revolution." Creelman is often cited as a central reporter during the height of
yellow journalism.
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