Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-05
EXPERT IN MANY LINES
A REPORTER HUsTLss HARD AID
IN lNaUMeRABLE ROLES.

rooms OF paper ~ water lows down
hill Ia not correct Every scrap Of news
means labor-labor to gather the hut
fact. labor 70 verify It and find other
facts necessary TO make the story CON.
plete. and labor 20 write. edit md pint
the story. An article on SONS timely
subject. an1 not strictly news. also
means labor For instance. n reporter Is
told to write a story on rarid transit
lie does not ~ ut his desk aud draw on
his memory and Imagination, no matter
how excellent both may be- lie goes
out and hustlea
he calls on the commissioners having
the matter In charge. lie obtains their
view. fie goes 20 the engineers and
obtains expert opinions on the feasibility
Of tho proposed plans He goes TO tho
railroad mrn and usks their views on
the practicahility Of the project lie
goes 20 lawyers and takes advice on the
legal obstacle. 70 be overcome lie visits
Wall street 20 learn II capital Il ready
he consulis the travelling public aud
business mrn "a. 30 their needs When
he has done NIL this aud read mp on what
other cities have accomplished he writes
hia story lie woavcs his facts together
systematically. building up ms article -
a lawyer builds mp his case m court, 30
that clear idea Of the whole matter Ia
conveyed TO the ruhhe-his Jury
In gathering HE information no re-
cciyus much assistance The lawyer nj.
yises him on the legal points without u
fce and without even mention of his
name Ia the article unless It IA necessary
To back up an important opinion II the
article has a medical bearing tho views
Of a specialist or a leading physician arc
obtained without expense. The ply.
aicim may have . dozen patients with
Cat ices awaiting him, but he stops 10
put tho newspaper man right on the
medical side Of the question. The bank
president chocrfully gives hia time to
throw light upon "A financial problem.
wifEg 49, INTERVENE
The Importer rushed with business
piuars TO discuss a subject from the COM
mercial standpoint Experts on every
branch Of the subject arc pady to give
their views 20 tho papers, but the colleo-
tion Of ell this data requires more hns-
Ting than tho general public gives the
rcportrr credit for
Gathering tho material also requires
brains The mental calibcr Of the re-
porter shows IN eycry interview Men
prefer talking about what interests them.
selveA The reporter must draw out
what Interests the public. To do this Is
no easy task Ministers talk politics aud
politicians talk religion when nm inter
view Is requested
To pin these men down to the point At
Issue requires more tact. ingenuity, per-
severance aud ability 10 read mems char.
acicrs and TO draw out their thoughts
than can be told In big took. Some
men decline 10 talk unless the reporter
takes shorthand aud viii pledge his word
that the interview viii be printed YER
baiim, Many Of these men talk 40 slow
that a reporter taking long hand would
bo tired waiting foT the next word
Othors-and this IA particularly the
case with women will only give utter.
ance TO long, involved sentences, treat.
Ing subjects FROM an exalted standpoint
II notes Hre taken IN their presence
Such an interview published verbatim
would sound like southern darky's
Grafton Aitor tho note book Is closed
these people unbcnd and talk nationally.
II tho reporter knows his business he
throws away bis notes and writes out
the lAtior part u tho conversation. omit.
ting many things that should never have
been told him.
~ VARIOUS LIMA
herport-raupprusa nearly ~ much
AZ he publishes. Ho goes out To cover a
murder lie plays detective aud un.
carths many things that are news 10 the
police. lie reports to thom and keep,
the public waiting day or two that the
ends u justice DO not defeated ile 4.
ubiquitous lie works on every olow
II tho victim Is unidentified and tho
name John Smith" Ia found on tho
body he runs down every John Smith In
town until ho finds which ons Is missing
II there are rumors Of an impending
financial crash In Wall street the 10
porter visits tho banks aud houses said
70 bo involved lie talks with their OIL
GERS, he seus the bank examiner. he In
teryiewb leading bankers. and from 4
mass Of conflicting statements no give,
the public u clear idea Of the situation
Confidence Ia restored or panic precipi
tatel by his pen.
All our big daily papers have report
err who are experts In different lines o.
work Each man knows how TO get In
formation quickly aud accurately. al
well IN how TO write under tho direction
Of editors, who marshal them vs. gen
eral narshals his troopa They 10 out
gather every item Of Information that Il
obiainablc, wite their articles aud han,
In their copy
Careful copy readers edit the mattei
and write the head lines--an art in itself
When In type the proof Is submitted u
the editor and the paper ia made M
Al this work requiring care. accurac!
and thought Ia done with rush. Tn
great American public reads ia bulk!
newspaper IN the morning with com
placency, obliyious Of the great amour
OF work that tho closely printed page
represent York Recorder
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