Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-02-07
SUCCESS IN JOURNALISM.
Advice 10 the Ambitious Beginner-News-
paper More Expensive Than Ever.

This is the golden age Of journalism in
New York. Never in the history Of
newspaper making in the city was SO
much money made by newspapers, and
never was So much paid by newspaper
proprietors to those who make them,
Journalists are better paid now than ever
before. Good article, from special ron,
tributors are more eagerly sought after
and more literally paid for than at any
time since journalism became a profess
sion. First class editors and reporters
command nearly double the pay they did
iifttsn wears ago.
Journalism has finally become a well
paid and di:nilied profession, a profes.
sion that brings a many rewards and
emnlument- rs any profession in the
land. And it needs new recruits. 1t
neels new life and new blood. and men
and women with originality and new
ideas. How to begin is the great prob
lem. Il was with the view OF getting the
opinion If an expert. "a man who has
made n phenomenal success in This city,
that | called upon Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer.
tn editor of Tie New York World, and
asked him some pertinent questions. The
first one was this:
What chance has a young man, with
nothing hut brains and pluck, of getting
on in iournalism;"
There never was a better chance in
Journalism for a man with brains than
just now. Brains, however. is not
enough. To rise 10 n commanding posi-
ton il must he accompanied by character
and persistent work. ANY man Of brains
and pluck and principle is sure to sue
ceed.'
"What course would You advise II be-
ginner 10 pursue;'
ITO work and work. TO think and
think and think. If he will do both, and
have some original ideas, he will not have
to wait long to become both prominent
and prosperous
lis il necessary for a success nj jour
nalist 10 have a college eluCation:'
''Thc lest college is the college If the
world-thr school Of life--lhc university
Of actual experience. knowledge is high
~ desirable and Il college education val
liable. but it is not Indispensable. The
history Of our country and the history Of
the most successful men in America con-
clusively establish the possibility If self
cultivation and self education. Few Of
our greatest men. even in politics and the
intellectual pursuits, Were college erudu-
ates. Self made men are generally self
educated men"
"Whnt branch Of the newspaper pro-
fession brings the highest honor, and
emOlumouio;''
'Ihis i, rather a hard question rs YOU
put il. There is no particular branch Of
any paper of mine which commands
higher honor than another. Ii is the
man rather than the department. 1t is
simply th" capacity. character and time
Of service which influence me in fixing
either the highest honurs or highest
enolument among my associates, Time
OF service influences me almost rs much
as capacity. because time Of service in
wolves the test and reward If loyalty,
originality and integrity Of character. If
a man stays with me ten wears he will GER
tainly br better off thctenih year than the
first, or ] should not want him 10 he with
me that length of time at all. and he
would have very little sense il he ex-
pected Ia bc as well off the first year as
the tenth"
newspapers are more expensive now
than a f"M Years ago. are they not:'
''News prIrrs are very much more ex-
! peusiye tl:.n they ever Were before. and
the tendency j. irr,sistihly that way.
There is hardly Il paper in the country, |
should judge from my own experience,
the eXpenS,', OF which are not increasing
year 10y year. and this in spite OF q reyo-
luton in the cost Of white paper, which
Is much less now than | ever thought it
/ POSSIBLE u be- n few years ago"
In most newspaper offices there j. a
conflict between the editorial and the
business office. Which do you consider
the most Important
Their il no such conflict in INV Office.
never was and never can be, That Is
one reason why / have always main
tanned absolute control of my papers. II
was not on account Of the ~pecuniary
| element involved, but simply because Of
III" supreme necessity hat there should
be n head, ami that have absolute con.
troll over every department. New York
Mail and Express.