The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-05-21
NEW YORK NEWSPAPER REPoRrERs.
An Inside vtcvr or shs Ruzzsd but
EarcI mating E.ffe.


Fasci natinE Ltfe.
The qualifications Of a coed repcrte1
must be above those Df the aVera-a IS
young men \ rCafIy frst-class rs.r.srtefF
who holds leading position o. ere -f III
great morning dailies should be az 7uCEs
Clopsedia OK certain kinds OF knc g.
He must be nlor- or less acl~atl-el UitH
politics and finance art and Eier1tursS
science and religion.
BE must De largely endowed with tha
strewduess and insight which make he
successful detective, 5tlt above all ba
gifted with what Newspaper men gaI
,'news-seuse.u which enables him 81. now
what vii AID vLat VIII not be Ir-aresH
ing and must be endowed with -rrigiHd
energy. OF .leg talent r as the rep .eEs
call it. which an editor prizes iu hI. g1rtf
ers most Of all
Another qualification IS the Iaeglrg q
rapid writing A good literary -ts Be- nd
the art of finished com position ka-. -LeiH
own value. but he reporter who is rnabN
70 Do rapid work cannot be relied uPon4
since the most important ocru--au1sb
often have % be written Up lu -rsat
hurry Al the last moment Me- aufres
quently indeed an enisssry from thN
Composing room stands a. his side 20 -aBq
the pages Of MS manuscript from him as
fast as be contludss ths last word on 10
leaf
Reporters come to think nothing ef
writing their articles on railroad trGil5
IN street cars and rOWboats, in tHl1--spFh
Offices stores, saloons and restaur-Et-, u
all conceivable places. and uuder lTerH
ClrcumstaDCe and degree Of tEcCD lll=lcf
and discomfort
Finally, The reporter must be brave
enough n 20 AZ any hour Of -Ls day Of
night into the vilest deus of the uost
dangerous Sums honest enough 10 tel
the exact tr-lrh as he discovers IT, not toe
easily carried away by his feeling, and
candid enough to bear constantly in mind
the faUl that there are two sides 10 every
story
The reporter IS veu paid for his work.
and young man OF ability car pro 1la1ly
earn a. th- beginning a larger salary in
journalism rnsn ne might receive gt q
elerksniD But bis salary VIII not in
crease as ne crows older unless the Young
man uskCz q determined stTl-E'4 on
every round uI the .sideE constantly de-
reruire1 r1 reach -hs tou. NefEer luck
nor fayorittsn can avail him -s must
be- content 10 base his claims Tor pre-
ference VA merit alone
Tre rercrtcr IS splendid .lCol to
learn huuau nature Ee i= thTr-- into
contaEr VIA. every cunC.Islall .-5s q
society. l-nn tho highest 90 lG.. H7sst
He meets his fellow beings w--.r lr5rF
pecuFallty of clr-url=- zuce. ana 3D.. 81 very
rL.-AL al--a 60. r--...H
F,naEa. aE --rL-u.- And g-- p. - .-1-
tf-ua.Lr startled t- circumcision .a--llg
a. veriauce with aL tis prev us ideas et
mans capaHilty f-E love or Lale-
There .a --lCtE hing -t tn----.-...aI -l ne
reporter life which makes mp I- r.-t for
the lrufre~y he Is Obliged 90 undergo. u
S adventurous and Eaver ml.--aEC DIS.
When he Leaves his home iu 1he morning
be rarely Elovs ElatLaf hC VIII .a back
. again nj might OF -8- for U-r- OF iu
what part OF the city OF co-1.--T, and
under what circumstances, Ea lg 60 spend
. the nest -V.euf F-f0lE Ll-rs
Then there ls fhg rIsz Of being beaten
bv q reporter Of one lf the dozen HtAel
papers which is an. inceuu11 aud 9
slsuulaut. and serves 20 -a-lr I'D 'Forl
Interesting pa~tieulary iu ra.- case Il
ont .or-toyvn work, ~ here be has t. r~ly OF
B the te- graph 10 get his news 10 bis paper
.. The utaaltcr and The CUlu-rt TELEGRAPH
operator are t-s-iU--i-e foes H-- 20 re
s,uire- every zpel es Of threat brE rribe Q,
induce che istrer 70 stay late 81 night q
send llZE press despatch i E-Ee ny
SELF been Obliged 10 go into q VILLAGE bail
I room a1 nfdui1Et and tear au nurri-liul
teicE-c-t-~r=rB from his parfua. 10 &c
gu luVaraaJ 5espatch Through % 70,
paper 5l. me-. +. II White lu Youth
Cor-~slinu.