Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-25

unlikely to effect the purchase, at some
time IN the near future, Of etc. etc,
to the extent Of many more words
which Kept the item modcstly clothed
In verbage.
We heard a lot about the niquities
Of American Journalism In those days,
but the mail nourshed exceedingly and
In time was followed by the Express.
also sold for cent, largely written
and edited by Americans, and aYowed-
ly modelled on American styles, and
furthermore distinguished from all
other English newspapers by printing
actual news on the first page-and with
real headlines on 1t, too--lnstead OF the
usual non-display advertisements.
Both papers were, and are, clean and
honest and comparatively lively With
out being scurrlous.
CONNECTION IN FLEET STREET.
The prodigious success of the Mail
and the Express has had It's effect ut
last despite the British tradition that
once you buy a newspaper you always
buy H. The good old News, founded by
Charles Dickens, and continued by oth-
er distinguished men, was the first Of
the penny papers 10 come down to
cent 9nd print more news and less
NAuNllks AUtU 'llllN lllt NIllOllltlt "a
few months ago A live cnterprising
editor was installed. a new plant was
put In, and unprecedented effort was
made to meet and cover unexpected
news events instead o. rather resgnting
them as being of an ephemeral nature,
and, therefore, beneath the dignity of
journal gravely devoted TO routine H.
luetrations were introduced I'm all Of
these papers, and attention was given to
headlines and arrangement OF news
The transformations which have thus
set Fleet street agog VIII have 10 he
followed sooner or later by other con-
temporaries, who will ind It lmpos-
sible to sustain dignity and dizziness on
dwindling Calculations. As the London
morning dailies circulate all over Great
Britain many provincial papers win UNI
doubtedy be compelled to follow their
lead. II marks new era In British
journalism, a general waking up and
shaking up I'm the editorial "sanctum
sanctoriums' which have long been
consecrated to routine
GOOD BUT PONDEROUS.
The characteristic Of the conventional
English newspaper which most i'm
presses an American newspaper man Is
It's alOofness from the masses--thelr
ideas aspirntelns and prejudlces. The
big, old school dailics only remotely
and family reflect the life OF London,
the largest, most carried and interest
Ing hive Of humanity IN the world.
Much excellent reading matter they
contain for those who have time to
peruse them-well written II somewhat
ponderous editorials, learned essays Of
ten on social industrial and scientific
problems really good book reviews,
much able correspondence, acres OF arid
but accurate reports OF parliamentary
dehates-but they do not tell what Is
going on among the people. Their re-
ports on local happenings are dry and
colorless, on their STAINS reporters play
n minor part. There are far fewer OF
them than find employment on the big
American newspapers The Telegraph,
the penny London daily that still per-
sistently claims the biggest circulation
I'm the world has barely n dozen Of
thcm.
English newspapers have been con-
tent In the main with such news as can
be obtained merely by reporting what
somebody says or ~ transmitted to
them through official channels. And II
Is written In that dun uninteresting
fashion which long established prece-
dent demands. OF independent investi-
cation to get at the bottom facts there
Is hardly any. Much OF the supposltion
that England Is immune from eXtrav-
agance, dishonesty and corruption in