Editing The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: Fred Copely
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In 1897, he accepted the editorship of the Evening Journal, flagship of the Hearst chain, and through it gained influence unmatched by any editor in the United States. His direct and forceful style influenced the form of American editorial and news writing. He was famous for the saying, "If you don't hit the reader between the eyes in your first sentence of your news column, there's no need to write any more." | In 1897, he accepted the editorship of the Evening Journal, flagship of the Hearst chain, and through it gained influence unmatched by any editor in the United States. His direct and forceful style influenced the form of American editorial and news writing. He was famous for the saying, "If you don't hit the reader between the eyes in your first sentence of your news column, there's no need to write any more." | ||
| − | While an employee of Hearst—at one point boasting of making $260,000 in a year -- Brisbane also was known for buying failing newspapers, re-organizing them, and selling them to Hearst. In 1918, he became editor of the Chicago Herald and Examiner, and in the 1920s became editor of Hearst's first tabloid, the New York Mirror. Hearst transferred him to manage the Detroit Evening Times following its purchase in | + | While an employee of Hearst—at one point boasting of making $260,000 in a year -- Brisbane also was known for buying failing newspapers, re-organizing them, and selling them to Hearst. In 1918, he became editor of the Chicago Herald and Examiner, and in the 1920s became editor of Hearst's first tabloid, the New York Mirror. Hearst transferred him to manage the Detroit Evening Times following its purchase in 1930. |
A Time magazine Aug. 16, 1926, cover story described his influence like this: | A Time magazine Aug. 16, 1926, cover story described his influence like this: | ||
