Download or read book The Young Man and Journalism written by Chester Sanders Lord and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Young Man and Journalism by Chester Sanders Lord is a brief history of journalism in America. Excerpt: "I. Beginning in Newspaper Work—The Reporter's First Experiences—His Progress—Unpleasant Tasks 1 II. The Collection of News and Its Preparation for Print 29 III. Newspaper Composition—The Art of Writing in Simple yet Entertaining Fashion 51 IV. The Fascination of Writing for the Editorial Page 74 V. What to Print—The Problem of How to Interest and Inform the Reader 87 VI. The Pleasing Experiences of the Foreign Correspondent 106 VII. The Technical Press 115 VIII. The Village Newspaper's Important Place in American Journalism 125 IX. The Daily Newspaper in the Small City 138 X. The Rewards of Journalism—They Are Found Chiefly in Congenial Employment 144 XI. Newspaper Influence—Ways of Persuading the Public—Community Service and Service to the Government 159 XII. The Study of a Specialty—Great Advantage Follows the Mastery of Two or Three Subjects."