Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-03

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 The Graphic offers the following cash prizes for the best amateur news stories contributed for publication or or before Saturday. June 30. 1906. Best news story ..........$. $. aa Second best story ............. a, lhlrd best sfo1@ ...........- oe Next two, 50 cents each ..... 0o Next fonr. 25 cents each ...... e0 Total of prizes ..=.-... ....... $it do The competition is Gpon to anyone editorial, reportorial or correspond ence staff of q newspaper Coatribu tions will be judged on their value As news items and on their general style and construction. News value is de termined by the amount of interest the matter has in itself News has q value Independent of tho form in which il is presented. but ordinary
  incidents can be related in a manner to awaken interest when some of he elements of news are lacking. An ar ticle which combines news merit with good literary style has q double value.
 In ali cities like Pine Bluff there are many happenings of legitimate news interest that do not find their way into tbe newspapers. This is Tot because newspapers f!o not Want to print thenl. but bocause reporters de. not discover them. Reporters nee essarily follow beaten paths in their search for news, visiting stated places from day to day and their work be comes routine to q large degree.
 The best stories are often found off the newspaper beats, h,inG spontane- ous or unexpected. and not provided for or anticipated in assigning report CTS to duty. Tn many instances these stories are run down by reporters anzI published. but in other cases they es. cape observation except in Iheir tn- mediate localities end aye .os- 70 he newspaper world.
 In addition to the larger atfairs which receive newspaper a-+@atien. there are many interesting minor i9- cidents of every daE fife that may ae published With proprietr anl he pu2- pose Of this competitor is 10 awaken the news instinct and secure for pub lioation timely stories that are nov overlooked. Neiehbo-tooG happenings picnics. games. Improvements. pah.ic complaints. accidents. births. etc. are often passed over ny regular news eatherers. and Nill ba found 4%catient subjects for stories 70 he enter@l in the Graphic contest.
 4 Few Suggestions.
 4 few suggestions to contributors may be Of service in the preparation of newspaper copy.
 Use paper about 7X2 inches in size, writing the long way Of inc sheet. on one side only. and using t soft black lead pencil CT ink.
 Don't be woH&y, " lc.1c 'fawn out, but let Four st.Hy Sa e-7a~-ett and to the point.
 Don't write m4Te taA1y sketches. Stories fer the contest '11sl deal with real life and ha8e an actual news basis.
 Contributions ia r .ition for these prizes shcq-6 @a al1rassal News Contest. G1aphie '0=7o@. Piha Bluff, Ark. and may f3 sent by mail or delivered in rers9a. Each story should SNOW the naN1a a:ll al dress of tne writer. 10 b. ed fa@ reference in awarding prizes. If pre- ferrea .pen names CT initials may be sicned for publication.
 Contestants may send in as many contributions as they please at any time during the contest, and all will receive consideration. It is pos for one person to receive more than enc prize.
 All acceptable news stories will be printed in the Graphic from day to day while they are fresh and timely. The contest begins al once and ends with Saturday, June 20 The prize winners will be announced in the is, sue of Sunday, July l.