Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-01-27
W. c.T.u. COLUMN.
THE STUDY OF NEWSPAPERS.

A paper prepared and read by Mrs.
W. W. Rrirdcn, tor . r~cr-nf meeting
o. tho Barton W. G. r. T.. upon the
.ch let, .'Ssudy of Newspaper. What
IL !: Suppressed, WHAT l. Favored,
WHAT IL AcvertlscdT")
The mission OF the newspaper 10
primarily 70 make living for ito pro-
prieior and II possible 10 give him .
surplus, in other words, TO make
money out OF the business, and the
paper Ia q success or failure Ia pro-
portion to its money making capacity
What Is suppressed, what is favored,
what IL advertised, depends wholly
upon who 10 the editor.
In many papers sensationalism,
Inatead OF news, IL the leading feature
There 10 one thing whi h OF my own
personal knowiedge mas been sup
| pressed IN our own home paper and
10 not in many others. that Is, whiskey
know shis lie a very profitable business
from a mere money standpoint, and
can a. preciate the editor who will and
does suppress 10.
The value OF a newspaper TO the
advertiser depends on lis value TO the
subscriber. IL Is, believe, a c.iti-
eism that will &c orally hold good
against our newspapers tina; they 90
not attempt genuine and serious
discussion. Tho newspaper should be
a great school for the training Of N, n
of letter.. IL has the character OF
| work, IL has sDleedid material, but
vicious policy requiring insincere and
shallow and smart writing iml airs
rather than cultivates literary talent.
There are some newspapers which,
while sufficiently recogn zing the
modern spirit, hold fast TO the tish
q inded traditions of journalism aio
may well serve as models. He would
indeed be heroic editor " no would
be willing, BY advocating an unpopu
lar cause, 10 jeoparcizs the prosperity
of great newspaper aad Lessen the
d.v.dencs TO the s.oc no ders Of the
wealthy corporation which employ ed
him.
II the pres were 10 listen to all the
demands upon 1t, IL would climb the
mountains OF progress feet tirst and
come tumbling down end over erd
during political times the republican
party would wipe demot raey OF tn
If
would want 1t 10 open the gat, OF
perdition and put AL the repuol c ans
In The saloonist would want the
prohioitionist toasted 10 q In SD each
Issue. The prohioitionist would want
Ii so lombard the saloon with fuse "A
hours In day seven days In the week
Every man who has a grudge agains.
neighbor wants that man given a
few hot blasts IL he doesu't mend his
ways. In other words a great many
people do not realize the mission OF a
newspaper. The newspaper as well
as the good citizen should suppress
the scandal moneer WHO goes about
singing somebody all the time.
believe the publ her is under obliga
u1n TO give his patrons the truth a,
he sees it.
y Yer has there been period In
the worlds history when the pres
Stelced 20 great 40 IL a1ence. Int
every home GOES some newspaper
The gr' at dafii.s are read brcaus.
they contain the news uf the world
but once hastily read the' ara throwt
aside, while the modest home pape
neSer goes on tue pantry shelves
nul every member of tue fAmi Ia
carefully read II.
Let me mentit few of the thing
tn tine bone PAGERS which in crest Ia,
iadi's; The deings OF society, sucl