Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-03-02
SUCCESS IN JOURNALISM.
Advice to the Ambitious Beginner-News
paper More Expensive Than Ever.

papers 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 *
much money made by newspapers, and
never was 50 much paid b, newspaper
proprietors to those who make them.
Journalists are better paid now than ever
before. Good articles from special con.
tributors are more eagerly sought after
anil more literally paid foi has at any
tine since journalism became a profess
non. First class editors aud reporters
command nearly double the pay they did
ffl,sn years ago.
Journalism has finally tecome o well
paid and dienifled profession, a profes.
sion hat brings as many rewards and
emoluments as any profession in the
land. And it needs new recruits. u
needs new life and new blood, and men
and women with originality and new
ideas. How to begin is the great prob
lem. 1t was with the view of getting the
opinion OF IN expert. . man who has
made a phenomenal success in this city.
that / called upon Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer,
the editor Of The New York World, and
asked linn some pertinent questions. The
frst one was this:
"What chance has q young mar, with
nothing but brains and pluck. Of getting
on in journalism"
There never was q better chance in
journalism for a man with braino than
just now. Brains, however. is not
enough. To rise to a commanding posi-
ton it must be accompanied by character
and persistent work, Any mar Of brains
and pluck and principle is sure to sue
ceed."
.'What course would you advise a be-
ginner to pursue?"
10 work and work. TO think and
think and think. II he will do both. and
have some original ideas, he will not have
to wait long to become both prominent
and prosperous"
lis it necessary for a success dul jour-
aalist to have a college education2"
The best college is the college Of the
world-the school OF life the university
OF actual experience. knowledge is high
~ desirable and a 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 Of self
cultivation and salf education. Few CT
our greatest men, even in politics and the
intellectual pursuits, were college gradu-
ates. Self made men are generally self
educated men,"
''What branch Of the newspaper pro-
fession brings the highest honors and
emoluments?"
This Is rather a hard question rs you
put it. There Is no particular branch OF
any paper OF mine which commands
higher honor than another. 1t is the
man rather than the department. 1t is
simply the capacity. character and time
of service which influence me in fixing
either the highest honors or highest
emolument among nv associates. Time
of service influences me almost as much
rs capacity, because time Of service in.
wolves the test and reward Of LOYALTY,
originality and integrity Of character. IL
. man stays with me ten years he will GER
tainly be- better off the tenth year than this
first, or | should not want him to he Tith
me that length Of time at all, and he
would have very little sense if he ex-
pected to be as well off the first year as
the tenth"
Newspapers are more expensive now
than a few years ago, are they not?"
newspapers are very much more ex.
pensive TIN they ever were before. and
the tendency Is irresistibly that way.
There is hardly a paper in the country, ]
should judge from my own experience,
the expenses Of which are not increasing
year by year. and this in spite of q revo-
luton in the cost Of white paper, which
Is much less now than ! ever thought il
possible to be a few years ago"
sin most newspaper offices there IL
conflict between the editorial and the
business office. With do you consider
die most Important
There is no such conflict in my Office,
never was and never can be. That il
one reason why | have always main
tined absolute control Of my papers. II
was not on account of the ~pecuniary
element involved, but simply because Of
the supreme necessity that there should
be one head, and that have absolute con
troll over every department. New Yorl