Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29

Did you tell him how to go about
it,"
Indeed. 1 didn't, It's a rigid
rule that they must never ask
their city editor-thats me-ques-
lions. If they don't know where a
place is It's up to them to find out
Tong worked it all out himself Holl-
lngton Kong Tong was the full name,
and we hated to see him leave He
had to go back because of a sick
mother, and Is going to do newspaper
work In China-as bright and clean
cut a chap as I've ever seen.
Then Mr.. MaeAlarney continued,
I had couple of fellows covering
the naval review few months ago. \
They came to me and ANNOUNCED that 4
they'd lost their police cards.
What's that to me?" | told them.
you were put on that story, and
it's up to you to get it,
Got II by Mysterious Means.
WELL the professor sighed with
satisfaction, they got it. They went
down to the river, hired rowboat,
and by some mysterious means per-
suaded a sailor to let down a rope
and take them aboard one of the i'm
portant boats. Another time l took
away the cards of two men and then
told them to go down to the Becker
trial and get in. And they did"
Howl
Il didn't ask. City editors shouldn't
ask too many questions"
what do Untt do xuitI, a a,I,o IJat,,
do you begin?" 1t seemed as If L.
never would get all the questions
asked that came to the end of my
tongue.
They must have passed college en-
trance exams to begin the course, and
II they've college degrees third. and
fourth year work may begin at
once. OF course | only have the
boys seven hours a week In addi-
ton to the outside work we have
lectures, classes in reading copy and
correcting proofs" and-well, to the
best Of my ability l cover the whole
field. Look here
What Copy Reader Must Know.
Mr.. MacAlarney rummaged a mo-
ment, then produced an examination
for copy readers. which I'd dislike to
present unexpectedly one of the old
school. Here are a few of the ques-
tons:
/, What is the real aim of a news
paper head?
What is an insert? What is b
copy, &C. copy, etc.?
What do you mean when you say |
write me three sticks on this?
Write the top-deck of a head, |
with any labelling you think neces-
sary.
when handling copy for an extra
what is the chief thing to be born
in mind?
What does the word alleged ac-
in the way of saving your
face when you handle a dangerous
(from a libel standpoint) story?
AS a cory reader, how do you re-
gard the sworn testimony against
prisoners taken in a magistrates
,ourt?"
What is follow story and
follow head?
What"
wish had room for them ALL
Particularly interesting was this:
"Given Helen Gould's. limousine
into the automobile of John
}. Rockefeller. with both owners
their cars, but neither
,adly hurt which name is the more
important in writing the head? Why? |
INen the bulletin of the crash, stat
ng that neither was more than
haken up, and that both cars man
ICED to proceed under their own
,ower what is the next important
hing to put into the story arrange
nent-if obtainable2''
Two Noses Hit Nail on Head.
What you YOU think, green reader
ear?
Out OF the thirteen embryo copy
eaders two hit the nail plump
n the middle of its head, to Mr.. Mac
Alarneys pride and delight For
aid hit was evidence conclusive that
t least two noses were newsily de-
clipping.
The answer was what did they
ay to each other?"
Can't you see now how naturally it
would follow?
All work in the school is predicated
n the days news. 1t is assumed
hat morning paper is waiting for
he copy first edition to go down at
$50. Stories are taken from the 7
fternoon papers for further develop 9
rent
The reporters-they are not called ?
tudents-write their stuff. and then c
re made to see the error of their y
h.au i,,f. Il in, fhn |
of what to avoid, which
fully as essential as its opposite. s.
Election night found a reporter in c
ich of the big shops as newspaper V
'lk dub their buildings. Mr.. Mac a
larney told me that editors of the L
g dailies are watching the expert ! Il