The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-09
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And The Peerage

nalism and there are those who
think instead of the peerag he ought to have received
TIE prison The general impression that introduced American
methods and style into British journalism. he
did In quite important his methods American at
oil entirely lack the distinguishing characteristics both Of the yellow
journal OF America and the better and substantial qualities Of
the and serious and pupOseu American newspapers
What he did gave evidence ener intellectual grasp than
lie had attempted transplant bodily newspaper
and methods INTO GREAT britain II he had only done TINS he would
probably have become neither Viscount Conditions
different Great Britain they that
Bennett tried and failed
What Harmswoh did recognize conditions chang
ed Great Britain and that the better class of British journals had
changed the conditions hence neither commanded
the extensive and profitable patronage that they might exercised
Inc influence among the great body OF the British pubic that they
could The extension popular education in Britain had great
" increased the reading public since the time when the style of dg
fed British journals had been fixed But this popular
education had greatly increased the body Of well educated and
cultured readers aPprecave of the best qualities of British journal
ism. This body readers newspapers but they did not
the kind which the type OF what accustomed to
were of the most trashy and TRIVIAL character Thew retber Gathered
the newsthe real news-h diligence method skill and
the high British Journal
and energy Of the American Neither did they with
the dgnfed thorougness the British the ncsive
OF the American They neither published
they purpored give
important verified When they purpored give comment
trivial badly written always commonplace usually vulgar
great gulf able papers
published for the classes could go the other the trashy
papers published for the lower classes could go these
Harmswortf bridged the chasm.
In America education pass
other by such nsenbe gradaons that there easily discern
IDLE classes and the American paper must adapt " to large
obtain
Hence there marked distinctions class among daily
newspapers America that there is in England Great Britain
there the mpeepbe gradatons from class
other Hence her easily dsbe into classes
Harmswoh could successfully introduced the American
newspaper Great Britain He acted wisely He brought
1ewspaperapers that newsdown the level of the under
standing and appreciation the British in his
of the and comment it. adopted style which, CLASH
cal, and commonplace not vulgar.
The great London daes had long past the
gherng-of gathering the which influence prime
ministers and Harmworh applied the principles
the gathering of news that interests the multitude He knew his
constituency and found him. In ability and material
his rvaed their older competitors They conduct
ed decidedly lower plane appeal culture and broadmnded
information. They therefore looked
ignorance Haswor has been accused of vugarng the press
Hamworh has been successful however merely by being
able appreciate field be filled and capable of yielding great
by being great advertiser He knew how people
he wanted reach what he had for and also
n them a desire for what he had to sell.