THE NEW JOURNALISM.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 23, Issue 5, 19 January 1912, Page 2

THE NEW JOURNALISM.

That there is a new journalism, with principles and r ttlK.-cis in harmony with now poiitieal and social conditions and new developments in news-transmission and the printing art is evident. The modern newspaper is far more a business enterprise than was the one of three decades ago. To some observers this means the subordination of the writer to the power of the publisher. If this be so in some instances, the correction lies with the public. The abuse of control should bring its own punishment in loss of patronage or of influence, or of both. The newspaper, be it published in a country village or in the largest city seeks first the confidence of the readers. Without this it cannot secure either business for its advertising pages, or influence for its ambitions. Publicity alone may once have sufficed, but rivalry is too Keen to day. Competition brings a realising sense of fairness.. Hence it is that there is a demand for well-equipped young men and clever young women who can instil into the pages of the press frankness, virility, and a touch of what newspapermen call “human interest.” —"Atlantic Monthly.”