The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-30

of people The Times, the greatest
newspaper in the world, does moi at
tempt to make an appeal to the gen
eral public. II is a serious journal,
endeaYoring each day to give a digest
oi the political. economic and financial
news of the entire world II also
prints sporting news and other general
Information, but il is more particularly
q political newspaper. Its circulation
Is largely among those who Seek ac-
curatc information upon serious sub.
Jects for actual use, An Engllshman
who wishes 10 find out the news mere
ly 10 satisfy his curiosity viii not buy
the Times.
At the other extreme. London sup
ports a sporting newspaper which dc.
votes practically all Of It's space 10
sporting events. and which Is so
coarse in It's tone and language that it
probably would be denied the pr,vi-
lcge of the mails II 70 were published
in America The people who read the
Times do not read this sporting rag ."
The people who read the rag" do NOT
read the Times Those who read the
Times deplore the dccadence Of jour
nalism I'm America, because they learn
about that decadence in their own he
loved Thundorer. But they do not
read the coarse rag published in their
own country. the Times does not com
| ment upon II. rhere is no general out.
cry against lis evils. and therefore
upper class England knows less about
IT'S own lowest forms Of journalism
than 1t does about Americas.
In New York n man seeking for
foreign news will buy morning pa.
| per which win contain also an abun.
/ dance Of pictures. some funny stories,
and perhaps 2 yellow sensation or
| two. In London il he wants 10 read
! about foreign affairs he will buy the
! Times. If he wants TO look at pic
! tures he VIII buy any one of three
J or four daily morning papers which
/ contain nothing but pictures: if he Is
| seeking thrills he will buy any one
! OF several papers which publish moth.
! ing whatever except sensations. As
, result, the LondOner finds In his
( newspaper exactly what he wishes
/ and nothing else. Tho American gets
what he Is looking for. but he may get
1T along With twelve or twenty pages
OF something he doesn't care for The
usual effect is, however. to train the
American reader TO be versatile and
omniyorous 10 his tastes.
II is interesting To watch the people
!, In public conveyance in London and
to see what newspapers they read
| There are respectable afternoon jour
nails devoted TO news bulletins and
book reviews, which are not to be
found outside of the West End. There
are miserable rags TO he seen only In
the slum districts The Times is read
at home. or in the office. and IS rarely
to be seen at all in buses or trains
The most universal appeal is made
| by the pink sheets devoted either tc
pictures or sports. & vast majority
OF the women arc seen with one oi
the picture papers in their hands
These picture papers publish thu
news Of the day in brief bulletins
and give the greater part OF theil
space TO photographs. The weekly
Illustrated journals Of London are BY
far the hest in the world. and tbc
cheap daily picture papers are tn,
equals of the best weeklies in Amer
lea or IN other countries. But. in view
or their large circulation. it rs anus
ing to hear a London journalist criti
else American newspapers because
they devote so much space 10 illustra
tions
Tho real difference between Eng
lish and American newspapers Is ;
difference imposed by law. and is no
the result Of superior morality on th'
part of the English publishers. Th'
libel laws of Great Britain are s,