New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-30

OF his owners He Is there watch over the SAFETY
and the welfare OF the people VINO trust MN
JOURNALISM AS A PROFESSION.
Nv hope is that this College Of Journalism will
raise the standard of the editorial profession But
Journalists and men who do a kind OF newspaper
work that requires neither culture nor cohviGUon,
movement that will raise journalism to the rank
Of learned profession growing IN tie LIS iYStor-
the public interests have grown. ,-,,,...
There is an obvious difference between business
and profession An editor an edlt9Llal WITT Oh
correspondent is not IL business N@r Is zen mo-
capable reporter These men are 9IIS1uy AZ - &c.
fession though they may not admit II, or even
or well. they represent authorship. and authorship
The man in the counting room OF n newspaper IS
in the newspaper business lie concentrate, a'ls
poets OF things. upon the margin % proht, upon
the reduction Of expenses upon bnyhs ~L'e bSPes
who has the advantage. honor and pleasure OF
thinker is a professional man. So OF course is no
who directs these writers and reporters who tells
them how to thlnk-who inspires them. though he
may write "A line himself. and decides what
the principles Of the paper shall be. e.
Commerclalsm has legitimate place In a news news
paper, namely in the business office. The more
successful newspaper Is commercially. the better
more independent u can aHord 10 o. Iue n4e, H.
salaries il can pay TO editors and reporters me
y-iction Rnt commercialism which is proper and
necessary in the business office becomes a degra-
dalton and danger when ii invadcS the editorial
press as exclusively n commercial business and
there Is an end Of It's moral power influence can
hdence must have human basis. II must rest in
editor the real journalist of the future must
be man OF such known integrity that no will be
his convictions lie must be known as one who
% Ry business f interest WSnd be we'll # the
itor OF every newspaper We're also its proprietor
himself. II he cannot keep the paper from de-
grading Itself he refuse to be "A party 10 the
degradation
In regard to what should be taught. and how
Mr.. Pulitzer sets forth the need Of instruction
in style the law ethics literature. truth and ac-
curacy, history. sociology, economics. statistics.
modern languages. physical science. the study OF
newspapers journalistic ideas and the prin-
cipies and methods OF journalism.
PUBLIC SERVICE THE SUPREME END.
In concluding the article he writes:
1t has been said by some that my object in found
men who wish TO make this their vocation. Others
have commenced il effort TO raise Journal
sions Ths is true. But while it is a great pleas.
ure to feel that large number or young men VIII
be helped to better start in life by means OF THIS
college. this is not my primary object. Neither is
much and regard so highly. In all my planning the
chief end had in view was the welfare of the
make better journalists, who will make better
viii impart acknowledgement for its own sake but TO
be used for the public service IL will try to de
velop character. but even that will be only means
to the supreme end-the public good. We are
facing hitherto
Vulnerable worldwide; educated and self-con-
scious democracy. The little revolutions Of the past
an ignorant populace conscious only OF vague
feelings OF discomfort. Now the masses read. They
cuss in NewYork the position Of labor in Berlin
and in Sydney. Capital, too is developing world
wide class feeling. 1t likewise has learned the
power of cooperation.
ADMIRABLE WORK OF NEWSPAPER MEN.
have said so much of the need for Improvement
in journalism that to avoid misconception must
put on record my appreciation OF the really adHi-
rable work many newspaper men are doing al
ready. The competent editorial writer for instance
how must sound Information he furnishes every
day: How generally just his judgments are, and
how prompt his decisions! Unknown to the people
he serves he is in close sympathy with their feel
ings and aspirations and, when left TO himself and
unhampersd by party pTeJ1aices ne generally IN
1t is not too much to say that the press Is the
only great organized force which Is actively and
body UNFOLDING the standard or civic righteous
the clergy but the pulpit institution is con-
cerned with the Kingdom OF heaven not with the
spirited lawyers. but the bar as profession works
for its retsiners. and no law -detyin6 trust ever
serve 1t. Physicians work for their patients and
mai the public interest its own: What is every
body's business is nobodys business"-eXcept the
almost every reform would fall stillborn. He holds
officials their duty. He exposes secret schemes
progress without HIM public opinion would be
shapeless and dumb. He brings all classes. all pro-
cert on the basis OF their common citizenship
Our Republic and is press viii rise or fan to-
press. with trained intelligence to know the right
ne %thoa whc popular government Is sham
and a mockery. A cynical mercenary demagogic
press will produce in time people as base as it.
self The power to mould the future of the Re
public will be in the hands of the journalists Of
leagues to aid the important experiment which /
have ventured to endow. Upon their generous aid
| must depend