National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-31
Nav York Iournal,sta.

("Jennie June -" In the Baltimore Americana
Among other letters received from unknown
are two In regard to New York Journalism,
Suggested BY paragraph concerning the sals-
res Of editors In the letter Of your New York cor
about the salaries Of reporters and their chances
Of preterment; the other about auaging editors,
and what 10 expected Of them, and Is these quss-
lions cover great deal OF ground, and probably
have some interest outside the individuals refer
red to, l have taken the liberty to make them the
basis Of q few further facts, from which they can
draw their own differences. The salary Of an
average reporter In New York, neither "dolts "
nor "psodisiss" ranges ron go to ssS per week.
which he Is employed, and the qualifications Of
the managing editor. The newspaper once
Be trained, It follows that most OF them must
make beginning "where Il happens" and de-
pend upon circumstances" for development and
all things necessary that . managing editor
should be . man who knows men where
he sees them, how 70 deal with them,
even better than they know themselves One Of
the most prominent sketch writer's and critics on
the Ns. Ysrs pres; was Prooffssasr yhsn he
fishing ONCE. Many commenced as once boys and
worked up. 'lT
writes which does not bear directly upon tSe fscs
he has to relate 10 rigidly "out," and there 10
some reason for that but reporter writes SO as
to show the possession Of Imagination combined
with TASTE and Judgment, or eEen exhibits Q clear
and forctble way Of stating facts, the managing
editor If he understands his business, will afford
larger oppurtunites for such men are hard TO him
find, and when found should be made note or I
As for managing editors, every body thinks he
can manage paper better than the editor o fact
which alone shows how difficult this position must
be. A managing editor ID . modern invention;
His duties have hardly as yet been defined;
they are marked out or modified by circumstances.
Strictly, he cannot or ought not TO do much vri-
ting. His work 10 that ola General; his quallhcs-
tions should be that Of General also. He
should be rapid, clear, comprehensive.
capable Of taking and keeping In his mind
vast number Of details Too large for ieal-
ousy, or fear OF rivalry, 80 that he will not be
afraid to recognise and put at Its proper value
good work. But this 10 what the managing edi-
tor should belt 10 the managing editor OF the
future. A managing editor nowadays so large,
liberal and unsuspicous, would have his nose
snapped of IN no time By the very man he had
most befriented: The Evening Post 10 . sad
Illustration Of the fate which may befall Q
paper which has lost not only its managing edi-
tor, but the one above all the world suited Its
idiosyncrasies, and was in harmony with It's ira
deal of money out Of the Post, but he was worth
to Il very much more than he received A ''oheap"
editsr, like cheap black silk Is tho poorest eco
nomy In the world. The position OF managing
editor, however, 10 not an enviable one-uniess
indeed he has the instinct and genius Of journal.
ism so strongly developed that his work Is In t.
self enjoyment and reward; for they are, more
thai any others, liable to treachery, usually the
scapegosts in misfortune and probably the per-
sons to whom the least credit Ia given In prosper
fly.