La Junta tribune., 1916-06-17

II employs hundre0s OF men.
II frequently happens that several
papers in the same city have the AS
ISOLATED Press service, but this caus-
es no conflict as the same service Is
never given to two papers with the
same hour of publication. A time
limit is placed on the news and after
certain hour the paper having that
hour OF publication may not use the
news coming over the wire without
special permission.
The United Press is organized on
different basis from the Associated
Press. Its services are for sale to
all who will pay the price and It
does not exist for the mutual benefit
of its members primarily but for
profit to its stockholders. The
United Press Association is COM
paratively new organization but has
been very successful owing to the
large number OF papers who could
never hope to secure membership in
the older organization.
One OF the most remarkable things
about the Associated Press is its Won
derful impartiality. People some
times think that certain political
party or other faction or interest has
control and is influencing the news
handled. This is grossly erroneous,
and its folly must be realized when
/ II is remembered that the members OF
the Associated Press are of every
shade OF political and religious be-
I lief. The news must be of such
character as to offend none of them
unjustly. A journalist writing news
for distribution through the Associ-
ated Press. or even for publication in
a high class city newspaper. is not
permitted to introduce personal opin-
/ ion into the writing OF a story. II is
not his To say a celebration was a
success or that a murder was das-
tardly. His is but 10 write the facts,
- the editorial writer can throw the
bouquets and brickbats. While this
rule is quite generally followed out
In writing for the Associated Press,
there are many papers OF good size
that do not require II Of their writ
ers Those having the best writer's,
and working for cleaner. better
, journalism enforce IL riridly. how
ever. and demand that everything OF
an editorial nature be backed off the
I first page to a page with a label. set
in different type and style and dis
/ tinguished In every way possible
from legitimate news.
One Of the popular erroneous i'm
/ pressions under which the public
| lives. is that newspaper has great
/ difficulty in rettint news enough to
I fiji its columns. II people with this
delusion were to spend day In a
newspaper office. they would speed
/ ~ come 10 different conclusion
I The fact Is that every newspaper In
] idit' WY mas r'NtIdi 'iiu'r ~
much news as Il can publish and II Is
great problem TO know how 10
elimipate the least interesting and
boil down that which IS Interesting
but is not the most important news
OF the day. And perhaps when the
editor has everything arranged to 70
TO press, an important story (oyery-
thing is n story to newspapermanl
will come over the wire, necessitatinF
ton.
The constant necessity OF cutting
down the size OF stories has given
rise TO special form OF writing 10
meet the occasion. II you will no
tice well written story In a city pa
per you will observe that the whole
thing is told in the first paragraph
or maybe In the first sentence. The
material following IS information
which is interesting hut not vital.
For instance. In the story OF fire,
the opening paragraph will tell that
there was fire. where II was, deaths
" any. loss II important and cause,
together with any unusual features
OF Interest This way OF writing
makes II possible TO cut Off the las,
paragraph II necessary and still have
the rist OF the story. II frequently