The New York herald., 1920-01-29
Sun and Herald
Merger as Seen
by Other Papers
One Newspaper with Two Titles.
(From the Brooklyn TimesD

Nfrom the Brooklyn Ilfnes.)
| Mr.. Munseys acquisition of the NEW
YORK HERALD and the Evening Telegram
was bound to be followed by events more
interesting. Tho sc events are now an
nounced. The Sun and the New YORK
HERALD are to be amalgamated. Here
after they will be one newspaper, both
titles being retained. 1t is Mr.. Munsey's
intention to retain the characters also Of
the two newspapers, and, strange as it,
may seem, this can actually be done, as
Mr.. Munseys own experience has DEM
onstrated. 1t is only few years ago that
the publisher whose industry and perse-
verance had made him a pioneer in the
popular magazine field, and who was al
ready in control of the New York Press,
purchased the Sun. The Press character-
istics were retained in the Sun, and old
readers of the Press have found what they
liked In that newspaper united to much
more that they like in the newspaper in
which it merged its identity.
| Probably the experience of the Sun and
the HERALD will be the same. Readers of
| both newspapers will unite in the family
Iof one great newspaper, and instead of
two powerful organs of public opinion the
| city will have one whose power has been
multiplied by the power of the other.
| Mr.. Munsey is to be congratulated on the
Journalistic coup which makes his publica-
tion a newspaper of varied history and
interest and worldwide circulation and in
| fluence.
The Importance of Maintaining the
New York Herald.
| (From the Evening Post, New York;
Friends of good journalism will hope
that the amalgamation of the Sun and
HERALD will be real and not a phrase
to cover the latters death. A surpris-
ing number of people beyond the Alle-
ghenies, who know New York journal
ism by tradition rather than contact,
still think of the HERALD as a power.
But, in fact, 1T has lacked in recent
times what Mr.. Munsey calls "mascu-
line vigor,' and it's editorial opinion
has become negligible at the same time
that it has declined purveyor of
news. The piquancy. the vigorous en-
ergy, the point of the Sun will now
reach large body of readers carried
over by the HERALD. while the HERALD
can still bring a certain tone" to the
older paper. Whether the city's jour-
nalism is to be poorer in scope and
variety will depend upon how we'll Mr..
Munsey makes good his promise that
Benefits famous paper, now eighty
! five years old, "is not going to die"
Good Wishes Translated from the
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Italian.
Qrom the Bolletino Della Sera, Jan. 26)
! With the first Of February the New
YORK HERALD ends its glorious life and
becomes incorporated with the Sun,
and thus We shall have two authorita-
! tive newspapers in one, to be known, as
The Sun and New York Herald.
The name remains. but the individu-
alty of the HERALD disappears. since Mr..
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who acquires it, holds that to continue
publication Of the HERALD as an indie
pendent concern would be against all
the laws of economics and good busi-
ness.
| For years and years the HERALD was
not only the best but the most authori-
tative newspaper in the world 1t has
news victories to its credit unequalled
even by the London Times. The feats
of its war correspondents in days when
modern facilities for transmitting news
did not exist seem miracles. 1t may
be said that the HERALD evolved the
type of daring reporter who acknowl-
edges no obstacles. James Gordon Ben
nett sent Stanley to find Livingstone
and Stanley found him. Wireless was
used for the first time by the HERALD
when it reported the yacht races In
1899 and its election predictions on the
Sunday before polling were wrong only
twice.
AT the apex of its greatness it began
to wane. James Gordon Ben
nett died, and the expenses of publi-
cation went up, and now the HERALD has
passed into the hands of the owner of
the Sun. a man of energy, wealth and
broad views, who has not hesitated to
unite the splendid traditions of both
newspapers; the one in greater develop
ment of it's strength and popularity. the
other growing old among the memories
of a life that had won fame and fortune
That this union shall not fail to be
productive of great good is our sin
! cere wish
| Herald and Sun.
| (New Orleans State.)