land they ave truly deplorable stuity T know former Far Eastern jou rialist: who took a job as sub-editor on-one of these papers, but a very: few. months. sick m of, the trash: the sensationalism. and. the see ings of police courts with which he: had to deal, and he threw it up. Like tendencies are visible in some of the dailies. When: one. finds. the principal page occupied with a tele phone: conversation with a. movie tar who has. suddenly rejoined her husband, ax the chief nows of the day, one may wonder what has bocca, of the world's sense off proportion.
Another feature which cannot be defended is the partial manner. of presenting nevis, and. the. highly Foloured and. suggestive. headline This is largely due to the buy of newspapers by certain individual find organizations, where particular interests and the objects they. hav in view must be considered even the presentation of news, while speeches by public men. ave edited: shamelessly #0 as to bring. cwt in Strong relief whatever opinion expressed. suitable to the ideas: of: the newspaper reporting. it. This, Jot course ts against. all the: trade {ions of "sound journalism, whet kept comment strictly to the lending article columns, but there ate ong, 2 few London papers Which do 00" offend in this respect The best papers are, better thane they have ever been. "The Times hae peed to anmcthing siyig, atleest "in giving greater freedom. to its. foreign correspon dents, Tis sense. of the real value.
news is very fine and ite spooiat fsticlen and sporting reports are the est in London. The "Daily Tele seraph" came down to a.penny 10st Spring, and. has since built up sreat'and growing circulation, night, terse and all-ombracingy july fine paper, One feature of all newspapers is the "greater prominence given City "news, the stock exchange, company meetings and fiance, focke az if there must bern great deal" of money inthe county. to fnvest™ in spite of. the universal complaint of poverty, when one sere: how closely these pages are. studied the morning and evening tralnse:
'Mention of the: evening tref: ree minds one of "one noticeable deficiency, namely the dieappearanes fof the old" penny evening: papers Such as' the' "Westminster, "Pall Mall Gazette" and" "Globe."—Ins their best days 1 believe they. never paid well. "Ag someone in a Gaiety) Thusieal comedy used to: sig, 1 pay a. sum infernal {To support an evening: Journal, the fashion fora modern, Now they have vanished altogether. They w ere splendid reading and one ye thought there was
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