The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-13
Mr.. MUNSEY'S LECTURE.
He ELCCTD4TES MANI PHASES
OF JOURNALIST.

The Speaker says the Papers OF rs Say
Have Lost BrevIty-Oeprecates SEN
Observation-Disclosures Failure News
paper Combine.
Frank A AIunsey, the distinguished
editor and publisher, delivered the Yale
Bromley lecture last evening in College
street hall. His subject was journal
ism" The lecture was free to the pub
lie as well as to members of the uniVer-
sity, and by the time the lecturer step
ped Oh the platform the hall was filed
with humanity.
Mr.. Munsey deprecated the Prevailing
tendency in journalism, or rather news
papcrdom. ot outdraWn articles md
dramatic shading of ordinary events.
He discanted against the method of SEN
sational!y treating common affairs of
humanity, although he recognized the
news value of sensational events. But
the prerOnderating habit of distorting
and brilliantly coloring inconsiderate
incidents dulled the perception of oTdi-
nary newspaper readers to a degree as
10 cause them to lightly comprehend the
significance of extraordinary happen
inGs. However, he did not fail to note
that the present tendency of newspa-
pers was greatly Influenced by financial
considerations and the public demand,
and he stated that his own papers did
not present the news nor reflect public
opinion in manner that was entirely
satisfactory TO him. Nevertheless, he
contended that a three or four years
course in the reporting or editorial de-
rartment OF newspaper as they are at
present conducted was invaluable to the
novelist. He emphasized the Importance
of reporters weighing the incidents
that come to their attention and DELHI
erately considering the ramitications of
the constituent elements of society, so
shading Their records as to make it con-
form with honesty and diaphanOus
presentation of the facts. He regretted
the departure from accuracy, brillinacy
and C0ndensiOn that were the predOmi-
nant characteristic of the daily publica-
tons of twenty-five years ago. He said
the newspaper man of to-day was a
composite type. The ordinary neWspa-
per has grown to irrational size and he
predicted that the future would deVel-
Op products of the press that would not
be so bulky. but would place a true
value on condensation and cogency.
They would possess a rare conciseness
and grammatical and rhetorical pureness
of expression.
The future newspapers would be of so
high standard that each home would
have the expression of a university
greater than colleges and in reading
the daily papers the members of the
home would be taking postgraduate
course.
Mr.. Munsey thought that in the future
the lsrcsS IF the country would be con-
tTolled by three or four men and that the
newspapers would be independent and
beyond the influences that now appeal
to the individual publishers. They
would be too powerful to be bought and
too strong to be influenced by epheme-
raj prejudices and temporary passions.
President Hadley in introducing Mr.
Munsoy said he regretted that he could
not present him as Yale man, but
as there were so many Yale men engage
ed in their professions in assisting in
the productions of the Munsey press he
felt the eminent lecturer was closely re-
lated to the university.
At the close Of the lecture the au-
dioncc showercd its approval on Mr..
Munsoy by an outburst of applause,
long sustained.