City EditorJHU Press, 1999 - 336 من الصفحات New York City in the 1920s and 1930s was a great newspaper town, and few people knew the exciting world of breaking stories and five-star finals as intimately as Stanley Walker. Walker earned a reputation as one of the city's most resourceful and astute newspaper men during the seven years he spent as city editor of the Herald Tribune. In City Editor, Walker distills his experiences into a robust insider's account of the journalism of his day, bringing to life the era's famous reporters and editors and offering hard-won and valuable insights into the practices and ideals of his profession. He takes on the difficult issues confronting the journalists of both his own day and ours: journalistic ethics, the value of journalism schools, freedom of the press and corporate influence on editorial content, and the impact of new media (in Walker's day, news magazines and radio) on newspaper circulation. In marvelously concise and vibrant prose, Walker describes the challenges and pleasures of covering New York City ("It affords the newspaper man an ever-changing spectacle"), balances the threat of libel with the need to get a good story ("A paper which doesn't take chances is a dead paper"), and offers candid advice on good newspaper writing ("Pick adjectives as you would a diamond or a mistress... too many are dangerous"). He laments about the young reporters ruined by alcohol or marriage and looks at the demands of other newspaper jobs, from copyreaders and photographers to sports writers and press agents. He analyzes why some newspapers succeed while others fail and discusses the future of women in journalism, concluding with profiles of twelve of New York's best reporters (including Beverly Smith, Walter Davenport, and Alva Johnston) and a characteristic story by each. Sixty-five years after its first publication, City Editor remains a lively, entertaining, and valuable record of the golden age of American journalism. |
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FASHIONS IN NEWS | 20 |
NOTES ON A NOBLE CALLING | 37 |
COVERING NEW YORK | 51 |
THE QUICK AND THE DEAD | 67 |
THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYESHADE | 88 |
SPORTSVALHALLAS BULLPEN | 115 |
MAESTROS WITH BRASSES AND WOODWINDS | 134 |
NEWSPAPER STYLE AND DONTS | 152 |
FASHIONS IN NEWS 20 | 20 |
NOTES ON A NOBLE CALLING 37 | 37 |
COVERING NEW YORK | 51 |
THE QUICK AND THE DEAD 67 | 67 |
THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYESHADE 88 | 88 |
THE MAN WITH THE CAMERA 100 | 100 |
SPORTSVALHALLAS BULLPEN 115 | 115 |
MAESTROS WITH BRASSES AND WOODWINDS 134 | 134 |
SERMON ON ETHICS | 167 |
THE NIGHTMARE OF LIBEL | 186 |
THE JOB AND THE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM | 207 |
THE FREE PRESS UNDER THE REVOLUTION | 222 |
NEWS ON THE AIR | 235 |
A GALLERY OF ANGELS | 248 |
TWELVE OF NEW YORK | 265 |
MEMORANDUM FOR TOMORROW | 326 |
HARD SOFT AND MEDIUM | i |
NEWSPAPER STYLE AND DONTS 152 | 152 |
SERMON ON ETHICS 167 | 167 |
THE NIGHTMARE OF LIBEL 186 | 186 |
THE JOB AND THE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM 207 | 207 |
THE FREE PRESS UNDER THE REVOLUTION 222 | 222 |
NEWS ON THE AIR 235 | 235 |
A GALLERY OF ANGELS 248 | 248 |
TWELVE OF NEW YORK 265 | 265 |