The age-herald., 1898-08-10
sUNDOWN JOURNALISM LEFT.
The Morning Papers Have Had All the Real
 News of the War.

From the Washington Post.
 A few days ago the Post took occasion to comment on the remarkable record made by the morning newspapers of the coun- try since the inception of the difficulty with Spain. It showed how all the important events had happened at times which gave the morning newspapers great advantage in the presentation of the news, and dem onstrated that the morning newspaper was the one upon which the public depended for the news. The compilation of the important events of the war evidently an noyed our amiable and esteemed contem- porary the Evening Star, which, after a careful inspection of its files, proceeded to parade a few unimportant items and pre- dictions in an effort to refute the Posts statements of facts.
 But the Washington Star is not the only evening journal that is worrying over the extraordinary beats of the morning news papers. The Rochester Union has been giving itself some concern on that account and in doing so elicited the following bill of particulars from the Buffalo Express: The Rochester Union is probably the only paper in the world which would have the hardihood to assert: "The public have not failed to notice that. beginning with Admiral Dewey's signal victory at Manila May day, the evening papers have been the first to receive and print the news of all our great battles and successes on land and sea- The facts are all the other way.
 As the Express has frequently pointed out it has been morning newspaper war; from the first to last. Among the notable events which were first reported in the morning papers may be mentioned: De Lomes letter.
 The blowing up of the Maine
 The starting of the court of inquiry from Key West.
 Spa:ss demand for Lees recall
 The arrit al of the board of inquiry's re- port at Washing an,
 The official abstract nf that report.
 Lees departure from Havana.
 The passage of the intervention resolu- tions in the house and senate and of the free Cuba resolution in the senate-three distinct items
 The bombardment of Matanzas
 The safe arrival of the Paris.
 Dewey at Manila.
 Cerveras sailing.
 The Cienfuegos fight.
 The bombardment of Porto Rico.
 Cerveras arrival at Martinique
 Cerveras bottling up by Schey.
 The sinking of the Merrimac.
 Carranza's s letter.
 The first bombardment of Santiago.
 The first fight at Guantanamo.
 The first sailing of troops for Santiago
 Their landing there.
 The rough riders fight at La Quasna.
 Camara's arrival at Port Said.
 The victory at Fl Caney
 Arrival of the first troops at Manila.
 Capture of the Ladrones.
 Destruction of Cerveras s fleet.
 Shafter's demand for Santiago's surren- der.
 The surrender.
 The march into Santiago.
 The landing at Ponce.
 Official reports of Sampson and Schley. Agreement terms of peace.
 What important event is omitted from the record? Sometimes in ordinary times the afternoon papers have the first rumor of things, though one must wait for the morning papers to get the real news. But during this war the morning papers have not only had the news, but they have had it first It is a proud record, which should point a moral to newspaper readers.
 The Buffalo Express is assured that the Rochester Union is not the only newspaper in the world with the misplaced hardihood. The Washington Star is in the procession, and there will doubtless be other afternoon newspapers, Wnlcn, rom mere IOrce or habit. will make the absurd claim indulged in by the Rochester Union. The New York Evening Post, however is more frank. The Evening Post noted the great advan- tage enjoyed by the morning newspapers, and went so far as to suggest that 1t was the result of a conspiracy Had the Ever ink Post cared to go further in the line of frankness it would have discarded the conspiracy idea and congratulated the morning newspapers in possessing combi- nation of good luck and superb newsgather- ing facilities. But the Evening Post lost its temper, and, shutting Its eyes to the facts, went grubbing for ulterior reasons.
 There is field for the evening news papers, and the Post would not detract one iota from their worth. Occasionally there is holiday, when game of base ball in the morning gives them a great opportunity. Then they are frequently able to catch up with the finish of a boat race or a game of football. At other times they can make themselves somewhat inter- esting by Interviewing the public men con- cerning the news which appears in the morning newspapers The presidents mes sage is perhaps the greatest boon of the afternoon journal. and it is frequently the case that it is the first to reach the anxious public with the report of the speech of Queen Victoria upon the assembling of par liament The evening newspaper will con- tinue to have its own peculiar field, but in printing the news of the present war it has not been in sight at any stage. Perhaps sundown journalism will have better luck in the next war.
 
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