New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-14
NEW CITY EDITOR
FOR THE TRIBUNE
R. E. MacAlarney, Well Known
in Newspaper Work, Sue
ceeds w. a. Orr.

Robert Emmett MacAlarney, who sue.
ceeds William A. Orr as city editor Oh
The Tribune to-day. Mr.. Orr having &C
cepted the post of secretary TO Low
ernor-elect Whitman, is one of the most
widely known figures in the New YORK
newspaper field. His name, too, IS
familiar TO magazine readers, as ne Is
the author Of many short stories. FOR
tho last two years he has been mem.
Der of the faculty of the School OF
Journalism at Columbia University,
from which institution he comes 70
The Tribune.
Mr.. MacAlarney was born in Harris
burg. Penn, December 80, 1873. After
being graduated from Dickinson Col
Iege, in 1898, he became a reporter on
"The Harrisburg Telegraph but two
years later went to Harvard University
to specialize in postgraduate WORK
Newspaper work, however, called 70
him again, and he joined the staff OF
The Newark Daily Advertiser" in 1895,
and then. 10 use the colloquial phrase,
broke into" New York newspaper work
in 1897 wit THE New York Evening
Journal" -,
While with THE Evening Jour a.
Mr.. MacAlsrney served an all-aroun1
apprenticeship, soon becoming one OF
the papers star men, and handing
among other important ssignments'
the celebrated Jennie Bosschelter muir
der in New Jersey and the coal strikes
in Pennsylva..ia. During his connec-
ton with "The Evening Journal Mr..
MacAlarney did much political work,
and his efforts in that direction at
tracted the attention of "The New YORK
,frk pI "A
staff appointment in 1908.
He accepted the position, and took
charge of the City Hall and the IN
VOWED politics radiating from that cen
trc. In 1906 1.-THE Evening Post" was
so sure of Mr.. MacAlarney's ability
that he was promoted 10 the city ed
tors desk, where he remained until
1911, when he went 70 "The New York
Evening Mail" as city editor. For
much of his time with "The Evening
Post" Mr.. MacAlarney served as acting
managing editor. $50,
His STAY with "The Evening Mali
was only about a year, but during that
period he met one task that strained
the energy and endurance of every city
editor in New York-the handling OF
the great Titanic story. The city ed
itor's desk is the staff headquarters IN
the battle of newspaper work, and the
editor-in-c chief dep,nd largely upon its
effectiveness for the success or failure
OF each days issue.
While with'"The Evening Mail" Mr.:
MscAlarney was picked out as one OF
the men to conduct the destinles OF
that interesting experiment, the School
Of journalism at Columbia. He was
appointed associate professor of the
school, and continued in that capacity
until March last, when he resigned TO
devote more of his time TO fiction.
Since then he has been giving a course
of lectures on the technical side OF
newspaper work at the school, as Dean
Talcott Williams was unwilling TO re-
linuuish his services entirely.
The Tribune's new city editor IA a
member of the Harvard and Faculty
clubs, the Mexican Society and the Beta
Theta ri fraternity. In addition 70 the
many contributions he has made 70
contemporary magazine work he has
also elaborated on two plays. HIS
many talents make him the one man
who can probably fill the big shoes that
Governor-elect Whitman's new secre-
tary will leave behind him.