The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29
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Editor Murat 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 II
ho said:
Who can tell tho young man how to
grasp the magic clew OF the globe that
spins with us7 There is no turnpike
or railroad that leads into JOURNALISM.
There are no vacancies for didactic
amateurs. Nobody is wanted Apds
yet we are always looking AeszxHs
somebody, and once in a while he
comes He does not ask for q place.
but takes that which is his. Do not
say to the young man there arc no
possibilities. There certainly aro
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 olfice
by main strength and awkwardness
and make place for himself.
shall rccitc and annonato somo OF
tho maxms declared by an editor.
Said he:
/. Get the news, get I'll the news,
and nothing but tho news" Who
ever yet knew just what "all the
news" wasi 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 darkcns or shines between the
continents and the oceans and the
skies It ranges from ma q dSsk dsSSskainSdRiintp9 kaSRiii t9
iIhndy of dawning hopo to the achieve
mcnt of inspiration. "
2: Copy nothing from another
periodical without perfect credit"
Sometimes it is the highest flattery not
to give credit, and we have known in
formation credited to newspaper
that tho journal itself would gladly
have discrcditcd. Fortunately this
maxim does not go SO far as 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
out the knowledge and consent of tho
party interviewed This is TO DO con-
strucd convontionally, and it is not
certain that it would always be popu-
lar with public men, who find tho in
tcrvicw convenient in making infor-
mai appearances, often moro irnpor-
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 tho greatest charm to the
art Of the interviewer, is tho appa-
rcntiy Innocent report of tho SEEM
ingly uuintcutiOnal conversation Of
tho subtle gentleman who is giving
| tho Information.
). 'Ncvcvprint paid advertisement
IS news matter. Let every adver-
tiscmrnt appear as an advertisement;
no sailing under falso colors." Onco
upon Il time sacrificed many dollars
in au CudcAvor to establish that great
! pr'iE"iplI and have rcccdcd from it,
| yielding 20 tho material manifestation
OF Erncr',! Judgment. If one may be
uCrmii. Il IL ~ tf ffUCuf experience,
7 the question Of never printing paid
! advertisement rs news matter has not
been so Important as the printing of
advertisements that arc not paid.
Amcmd this maxim by saying: Don't
undertake too much; or, if wo may
put it in the most homcly way, don't
bite oil more than you can chow
without facial distortiA weak or de-
.cr2srioSSH' either by argument, by in
vcctivc or by ritliculc, unless thero is
somo 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 the elder Bennett,
tho ncwsman, cXcrtcd with that of
Horace Greeley, who dealt rather in
ideas than in reports. 1t would be
easy To describe tho distinction of the
two, but difficult to decide which was
tho more influential upon the press or
the country. 1t might be said Of
either. in Disracli's words, unvciling
the statue of Lord Derby at West
minister: II have unveiled tho statue
of man WHO for forty years largely
influenced the public opinion of his
country"
If we lave a mission greater than
another it is the broad cultivation of
the popular character. New York
World.
The t:nir Nicholus OF Russia.
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