The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-06-06

after the managing editor has left In,
Office, takes charge Of the general making
up; directs on what page or in what col
umn each article shall 90, and order
changes In the arrangement whenever
forced to do 50 by an emergency
always trying to carry out 20 far as b.
can the orders given him BY his superior
He must hold in his mind a complete
mental map Of all the columns In the
paper, and remain on the spot until all
the forms" haze gone to press. When
late news conflicts with IN editorial al
ready in type and asSiInei to It's place,
the night editor should be empowered Ia
throw out the editorial. His labor and
responsibility are frightfully exaeting and
exhaustInR. II used to be said that five
years was about rs long as the average
man could stand the strain on a large
New York daily. l remember the very
pathetic instance Of one very efficient
night editor, who died within that term,
worn out with the nervous tension. He
was young, but his hair had rapidly
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DUTIES or CITY EDITOR.
The city editor, in the morning, makes
what IRE termed assignments" for the
various reporters I. e. orders as to the
particular subjects they are to investigate
or events they are to chronicle or inter
views which they are to seek. These are
entered IN = book. II he leaves the Office,
say at . In the afternoon he should first
confer with his niIht reporters as to their
work. and then he must delegate control
Of his department to some assistant OF
subordinate for the evening. The edi-
eor-in-ehiet often gives a great deal Of at
tention to night work. Whitelaw Reid
even alter he had ceased staying at the
editorial Office OF the Tribune in the even
ing Tor long time kept up the habit ol
supervising important points by private
wire from his house until midnight
Where this is not done the night editor
becomes the autocrat pro TEN. The edi'
torial columns must be made up at might
either by some one regularly appointed
to that task or by the editorial writers in
rotation.
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Then there Is the telegraph editor who,
In some Offices, is set to watch the --latest
dispatches as they arrive and write shor'
comments on the most important Of them
The financial editor has to supervise
the market reports and get In Luminous
and COMPREHENSIVE review OF them each
afternoon as promptly as may be.
Inc sporting editor, also' has his spec
lai duties which are by no means easy,
IN reporting with his assistants, horse
and yacht races, base ball, athletic games
and matches etc.
The exchange editor, who properly be-
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EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS.
Now as to actual experience and quail
ihcations. The beginner will probably
start a. reporter, and will often find Il
disasreeable work. A college graduate