The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-04-25
From Vanity Fair.
JOURNALISTIC EXPOSURES.


How THE NEW York NEWSPAPERS
ARE EDITED Knowing that everything
which is nobody's business is always very
interesting to everybody. we have procur-
ed International an enormous expense,
concerning the management Of the news
papers of the metropolis. The public
may rest assured that the assertions here
made are strictly true and reliable in every
particular.-EDs. v. F.
THE TR1BuNE.-Our reporter spent
half day in trying to find the editorial
Offices of the Tribune, and finally discov-
cred that there are none. The writing is
all dene at the various homes of the two
hundred editors who conduct the paper,
and each hands his "copy" to the printers
every night, when it is Immediately put in
type without supervision.
The names of the editors, written on
slips of paper, are then shufaed together
in hat, and drawn one by one. The
first drawn has his article at the head of
the first column, the second next, and so
on, seriatin', till the paper is full. All
articles left over are printed in pamphlet
form, to be used as campaign documents
The only imperative rule enforced is that
Kansas shall be mentioned twice, or Oft
,ener, in every column. The public will
now understand the somewhat confused,
hodgs-podgy arrangement of the Tribune,
which has created so much remark.
The HERALD. Bennett writes
everything that appears in the Herald
including the advertisements task
which would rather stagger any man OF
less facility, ability and versatility. Tc
Mr.. Bennett, however. it is mere triae
He performs all his journalistic labors with
the greatest ease, before breakfast, and
smuses himself by purchasing railroad
stocks and playing on the ophicleide, The
rest of the day. The Herald is consider
ed rather a good paper.
TIE TIMES. This Journal is editet
in the ordinary manner--a very ordinar,
manner indeed.
THE EVENING PosT.-The Post is con
ducted by poet and two reporters. Th
+, poet is not permitted to write anything
however, because he fads it impossible t
avoid rhyming, and rhyme is not suitabl
Z for digDifed editorials. The reporter
' hardly ever write anything either, and i
+ may be considered mystery how the pa
per is filled up. The general impressio
J, is that the managers send out for thre
j pages of matter. and rely upon the telt
A graphic news to make out the fourth.
The EVENING EXPRESS. Ea
press is conducted by Brooks Brother
and very econ oinically, the total expeni
Q amounting to seven dollars month, oDl
It This low figure is reached by q happy sy
: tenn of gratuitous writing on the part
J. all persons connected with the establish
e ment, and by the non.admittanee of or
y expensive news into the paper. The offit
], boy is Know Nothing.
'f THE DAILY News Nothing is know
6 of the way in which the Nesos is edite
T. The editors and proprietors know as lit
le about it as anybody.
: THE DAYBoeK Less is known abo
r r the Daybook than the Nea0s.
THE COMMERCIAL ADvERTIsER.-E
. tirely filled with advertisements, writ
by boy at salary of twelve shillings
week. 81
T. THE SENSATION STeR4 PAPERS "a
i'd these are edited by Ned Everett and n
or Buntline.
D. THE SUNDAY PAPERS, report
s' could not discover that the Sunday T
ay pers were edited at all.
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