THE ADVANCE OF ILLUSTRATED JOURNALISM.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 303, 20 December 1894, Page 8

THE ADVANCE OF ILLUSTRATED JOURNALISM.

tsrfls •flflpartment of _rb have >mora rapid titvweea feson made during the part few rears than in illustrated journalism, in S.ue4aiwL thawoduetion of "ThoSketch," "iflacfc and White," the bow "Pall Mall Magazine," "Budget," etc., within the past irtro years, haß simply cansed a revointtouin the history of pictorial journalism, Mid ih» effects have been felt not in England only, bub .all over the world. The public have seen to what perfection the \liußtxn.tAov.a in pictorial papers can bf braoehfc, ami now they will be satisfied with nothing lew than perfection. The oldMtoblißued favourites in England, . the 11 Illustrated London Newß" and the '^Graphic," were not Blow to recognira the ,-;iKtitfer which threatened them. In kttßiret too " Black and White" — the fiw*. ef the emart illnstrated papers— ibo - "illnsfcrated London News , people BtaHEficl "The Sketch" and followed up tM*iS<&ieveHien6 by improving the older c*eMt:'•■*» an oxtonb scarcely conceivable. Ajftitfcei papers followed suit, and anyone vitt&ffsarpcncfl to spend on an illustrated ijatwSr "*«« now o choice of eight or ten pttirifesfciCTS, oacb of which is ns perfect as t&e;laosfe la-vfcb expenditure and perfect tstf&Mtmc. tanke ib. Nor lias this fulled to aifediS&fi cokraUfii "The Sketch" hasa very''opnddorsi^ enmbor of snbecribora in tihS^fc&wjyy ao»2 has nnqucsifiouabiy raisod t'J t )t»S!Rj*Sfl3r3 of wii&t p&ojplft require. And trigjsitay sJiSttaioly feei very well Batisfiod wi&l^atsaanorin which tho colonies have teHmm ««i..<mb of the big EngHeh illustt^fidt jOUSriato. The anmiai Chrwfcmaa nsanfeer trf cur "New Zealond Graphic" elslßts-taxjonipara with onything produced utj3H[«inQ,j9iui,Rafarßßthe black and white w^SfßVswMwrood, there ia no cioubt tho lijiM":pi'oa»ction -may challenge critici«m RmJ. eouiparlßon with any illaaficatcd maga> riao' .*^(tw»l The facfr that there ia wffial^Jt ibanc«Mßnt In blaeeo nona-too-, prbwfflitGflaHiiae* to enconcege th«» costly proSKfcMctt ol snoh a paper eeems to argue nxuliori&o axJstenw ai a strong arfeistlo tkteto In all clas&os at the colonial ooramtmtftyi .......