The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29
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Editor Marat Halstead. OF Cincin-
natl, delivered an address on The
Maxims, Markets and Mission OF the
Press" before tho Wisconsin Press as
sociation recently. In the course OF 1t
he said:
Who can tell tho young man how TO
grasp the magic clew OF the globe that I
spins with us1 There is no turnpike !.
or railroad that leads into journalisrn.
There are no vacancies for didactic
amateurs. Nobody Is wantcd ApdS
yet we are always looking 1Ssaes
somebody, and once in a while he
comes. 1Ie does not ask for q place.
but takes that which is his. Do not
say to tho young man there arc no
more than ever before. Young man,
if YOU want to get into journalism,
break in. Don't ask how. 1t is the
finding Of it out that will educate you
to do the essential thing. The young
man must enter tho newspaper ollice
by main strength and awlSwardness
and make place for himself.
shall rccitc and annonate somo OF
tho maxims declared by an editor.
Said he:
/. Get the news, get al tho news,
and nothing but tho news" Who
ever yet knew Just what ''all the
news" wasf 1t is telling too much to
say we must get "all tho news and
nothing but the news" No sheet
would be sufficient to contain it. Only
the wide world could hold it in all
that tlakcns or shines between tho
continents and the oceans and the
skies II ranges from d91i dsn /; G%P|it, G;nt|i,nts9 t9
nHh :H!hd 81 aa%H@Sning hopo to the achieve,
mcut Of inspiration.
2. Copy nothing from another
periodical without perfect credit"
Sometimes it is the highest lattery not
to give credit, and we have known in
formation credited to newspaper
that tho journal itself would gladly
have discrcditcd. Fortunately this
maxim docs not go so far rs to de-
clare that you must not publish in
tclligcncc without giving perfect"
authority for it. That would demand
tho infallibility that Mr. Dana is said
to have discussed with tho pope, with
reference to their comparative posses
sion of the uncommon attribute.
3. Never print an interview with
ont the knowledge and consent of tho
party interviewed" This is to bo con-
strucd convcntionally, and it is not
certain that it would always be popu-
lar with public men, who find tho in
tcrvicw convenient in making infor-
nal appearances, often moro iIIipor-
tant than official proclamations. The
best interviewing, that which is most
pleasing to Him who is interviewed
and valuable to tho newspapers, and
that gives the greatest charm to the
art Of the interviewer, is tho appa-
rcntly innocent report of tho seem
ingly uuiutcutional conversation of
tho subtle gentleman who is giving
tho information.
!. "Ncvcrprint paid advertisement
%s news matter. Let every adver-
tiScmrnt nppcarns an advertisement;
no sailing under false colors." Onco
upon time sacrificed many dollars
in an CudcAvor to establish that great
priu"iplS and have reccdcd from it,
yielding 10 the material manifestation
Of Ernvr.jl iuG;cmcnt' If one may be
permitted to speak of local experience,
the question Of never printing a paid
Hl Nj ffi+t ~ ITuws matter has not
been 80 i!:ipnrtant as the printing Of
advertisements that arc not paid.
Amcmd this maxim by saying: Don't
undertake too much; or, if wc may
put it in the most homely way, don't
bite oil more than you can chew.
without facial distortinu weak or de-
.ctRsricSS, either by argument, by in
vcctivc or by ridiculc, unless thero is
somc absolute public necessity for SO
doing" There can never be an abso-
lutte public necessity for attacking tho
veal; or the dcfcnsclcss. Help them,
defend thcm always!
Perhaps it is too early to compare
the influence which tho elder Bennett,
tho ncwsman, cXcrtcd with that of
Horace Greeley, who dealt rather in
ideas than iii reports. 1t would be
easy To describe tho distinction of the
two, but difficult to decide which was
tho moro influential upon the press or
the country. 1t might be said of
either in Disracli's words, unveiling
the statue of Lord Derby at West
minister: II have unveiled tho statue
of q man WHO for forty years largely
influenced the public opinion of his
country :.
If we have mission greater than
another it is the broad cultivation of
the popular character. cr.-New York
World
Tho Car Nicholus of Russis.
Tho C1or Nichnloc Voc IN focA fb.,