Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-12-24
HINTS 70 JOURNALISTS.
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Carry large note book at al times.
Take ii out OF yoIr pocket osteutGtiollsly
in places as often rs possible, and make
show of writing in it. \ pocket stuffed
with very long, no nted pencils VII add
TO your impressive appearance.
When you so 10 interview man, al
ways ask him the questions most calcu-
lated to lie offensive. II Is not news you
are after, so much rs it is to appear in
huml ating position before your readers.
Always make it appear that everybody
you interview is simply delighted with the
opportunity to talk to your particular
newspaper. II he kicks You down stairs
do not let that interfere wi h your pursuit
of pictulipg him as fairly wild with en-
ihusiasm over the chance Of being inter-
viewed by You.
In case Of being engaged in working up
particularly d!sagrcaa.Ee 't9ry, if YOU
are offered ten dollars 10 keep anybCdy's
name out of the paper, Indignantly refuse
and you may get twenty
If n man says 10 yGu 'PleaSc do not
pring that part Of the story, because it
would be severely injurious to me-" prom
lie him faithfully to do as he asks. Then
prtnt it. A journalists first duty is to do
injurious things.
If you have to go to public dinner al-
ways wear your day clothes, and, if posi-
bic, 90 in muddy boots. Newspaper men
should always be di jtirgUishablc from the
common horde and muddy boots at a pub
lie dinner will usually fix it.
If eomcbCdy offers yen bottle of wine
to carry home il your pocket, take it.
The offer goes to show that he regards
You as q perfect gentleman, and you want
to keep him thinking so, frst last, and at
ali time.
1t is a good plan for journalist, in call
Ing upon q gentleman at his private resi-
dence, to take his ten cent cigar with him
right into the parlor Gentlemen, as u
rule like to have their apartments scented
up with cheap tobacco, and it needs some
thing of this sort to impress the ordinary
gentleman with the fine breeding of some
reporters.
When you find yourself in any place
where there is a collation., go for that first.
Find fault with it to the best Of your abil-
ity. Any trained journalist can pick flaws
in collation., no matter how we'll it may
be served. Cling to the end of the table
where the wine is, and if possible, get q
little full, That would be ineXcusabe in
anybody else, but of q journalist, it is ex-
pccted.
Whenever anything does not suit you in
your daily life, make q great row abOutit
and threaten to 'shOw it up in.tho papers"
II doesn't make any difference how trivial
the of!cnsc. GOu cal scare people by
threatening to how them up. Everybody
knows that editors are aching to show up
the private grievances Of their employees.
And everybody cares a great lot whether
they are published or not.
Never return q manuscript loaned in o.
der to save you Il lot of trouble. II does
not make any difference low faithfully
you may have prCmi ed, just tear the
manuscript up ard give it to the printers.
THIS is calculated to make things pleasant
for the next journalist who wants to be
accommodated by the next man.
Always try TO get everything without
paying for it, on the ground that you aro
a newspaper man. There is 70 earthly
reason why you should not pay as much
as anybody else, because you can do moth
ing more than any priya citizen for the
benefit Of the seller. But some pooplo
are weak enough TO make presents to
journalists, wheH they WoIld not thiu1 Of
doing the same to anybody else, and it is
every newspaper mans duty to keep this
sort OF thing going the best way lie knows
how.
Instead of devotirg your earnings to the
purchase of good clothes and ether tokens
of respectable citizenship spend your
money in rye whiskey and draw poker.
tbs will give your profession the high
regard of everybody who knows you.
If you can ring into your paper SIDE
long Illusion 10 shoemaker or ether
tradeiman do it, Then go around next
day and stlike him for Il pair of boots, or
something Of the kn'. lie will get to
like Journalists after time.
Never try to get credit in bar room
that is rear newspaper office. There
are chances it has been worked before,
and You viii fGil.
Always let somebody else Go the treat
ing. a journalists never ought 10 invite
anybody UP. tie is supposed to so
through life on thedead-head plan, and TO
see a journalist staCd treat would be likely
to friGhten ST anger to death Journal
ISIS should not fljgLt,n strangers 10 GoatA
not III tbs way