Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-05-08

which caused most comment from his
readers were those containing "home"
touches and personal interest. Early
In his career as an editor Mr.. Brosius
discovered that he could not please
everyone, SO he set out to please as
many as possible. To accomplish this,
personals and locals were given a pre-
dominating place in his paper as moth
ing pleased his readers more than to
see their names in print.
"Father" B. B. Herbert, of Chicago,
the first president OF the National Edi-
torial Association, injected some inter-
esting comment into his reading of a
paper on the topic, 1.-THE Forehanded
Editor" prepared by Professor Merle
Thorpe, Of the School of Journalism OF
the University Of Kansas. Mr.. Thorpe
directed attention to the fight waged by
public utility corporations against Gov
eminent regulation when such regula-
ton was first proposed. Then citing the
prevalent dissatisfaction with and citi-
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press Of today, Mr.. Thorpe predicted
that the regulation of newspapers Is
"public utilities" was a possibility in
the immediate future. AS an interest
ing parallel he cited the objections be-
Ing raised by newspaper publishers
against such action, the objections 10
every case being Identical with those
raised by corporation officials who
fought Government regulation of their
business when 1t was first proposed.
The time is coming, according to Mr..
must give evidence of the possession of
the qualifications necessary to q proper
discharge of the duties of their respon-
sible Office, just as the State now re-
quires such evidence of doctors and
lawyers. Referring to the New York
Herald's Fair Play" department, he
suggested a possible extension Of the
idea, with a State Board, before which
charges or grievances against newspa-
pers could be brought for consideration.
At a national Newspaper Conference to
beheld at the University of Kansas
from May IL to IA, the vague as well
as the specific charges being brought
against the American press will be ex-
amined, In the hope that plans may be
formulated for bringing about a better
understanding.
That there Is a field for a "city week
ly" which tries to do what The daily
cannot do, was the mes. age brought
out by H. M. Nimmo, editor OF the De-
troit (Mich.) Saturday Night. MI.
Nimmo's topic, "Old Wine In New
Bottles,n supplied a text for voicing
some vigorous opinions about the faults
and weaknesses of the American press.
Seven years ago the ''city weekly of
which Mr.. Nimmo is editor, was
launched and its courageous fight
against fraudulent advertisers and IA
kers and an expose of their fraudulent
claims, its publishers have invited
damage suits without number. IA
food of asinine legislation regulating
the press is due to come" declared Mr..
Nimmo, ''if publishers continue to &C.
cept money from these advertising fa-
kers.n That American newspapers
have not been fair with business, was
another ringing indictment he brought
out. In pointing out the work "a city
weekly can do along lines where the
daily dare not venture, Mr.. Nimmo
stated that to realize the enormous rev.
enue needed to meet the high cost of
the modern daily newspaper equip
ment and news service, the publisher
was, of necessity, compelled to make
his paper popular, and in the attempt
to do this the counting room has be-
come the dominant influence. The in
lection of more of the personality of the
editor into the columns Of the newspa-
pere was urged. Where q generation
ago big personalities, like Greedy and
Dana, dominated their respective pa
pers, today the daily papers represents
a composite personality and WI must
turn to the weekly or monthly period
Ical field to find the big personalities in
journalism.
ssThe Editorial Responsibility of the
Country Publisher, !" according to LIN.
White, associate editor of the Mexico
(Mo.) Ledger, rests upon public SER
vice. No personal or political or bnsi-
ness element should enter into the mat
ter of deciding the policy Of the paper.
MIR. White outlined the policy Of his
own paper, described Its features, told
OF It's efforts to improve the commu-
nifty In which it circulated, and of the
results Of this policy. He praised the
work OF the School of journalism Of the