Today, print media has a lot of competition, from dozens of news channels and the web. A new blog appears every day and it seems everyone wants to be a citizen journalist. It's good to know then, that a newspaper steeped in tradition is still thriving and that is true of the NY Times newspaper. The daily broadsheet, including a Sunday edition, has been giving New Yorkers the news since 1851, ten years before the start of the Civil War. It's circulated throughout the world and is the biggest metropolitan newspaper in America.
The Gothic lettering in the title proclaims a certain gravitas and in fact, the paper does have a reputation for being earnest. The NY Times newspaper is sometimes referred to by its nickname of the Gray Lady. It implies a criticism but its supporters would argue that it has won ninety-four Pulitzer Prizes, the highest award for journalism in the US. This is greater than any other newspaper and the Times has always maintained a high standard. The first Pulitzer was awarded for its reports on World War I. The paper coined the slogan, all the news that's fit to print.
Times Square takes its name from the paper after it moved its base there in 1904. The annual ritual of lowering a ball, lit up with electric lights, on New Year's Eve began here in 1907. The paper moved again in 1913 to its present headquarters on West 43rd Street.
It may be accused of being a stick in the mud sometimes, but the Times has led the way on many occasions. The first delivery by air of the paper began in 1910 when it was delivered to Philadelphia. It was slow in printing color photographs however and didn't use one on the front page until 1997, when most other newspapers had taken up the practice already.
The usual subjects that one would expect to find are in the paper. It also has respected sections on technology, science and education. The arts are well covered with playwrights quaking until they see the reviews for first nights. NY Times newspaper critics are so influential that is has been known for a production to shut down after a bad review. Restaurant owners feel much the same way when their establishments are to be reviewed.
The paper is holding its own in a tough, competitive world. The NY Times newspaper web site went live in 1996 and has proved very popular. Along with twenty-six foreign news bureaus across the world, its international reputation is being maintained.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Writing Newspaper Articles
When you decide you want to be a writer, you have a lot to think about, but the problem is that some think too hard. There are certain things you can decide that you want to do, but you may find that you don’t like them, or that your talents will lead you in another direction. This is common in many different careers, but I have never seen so many people go back and forth as I have seen in some of the writing communities I belong to. There are many who wanted to start out writing newspaper articles, and they ended up writing a romance novel. There are some who are sure they were meant to write the great American novel, only to find out they like to write greeting cards or short stories.
Most of the people who are interested in writing newspaper articles start out in high school with the school paper. Though I loved to write back then, I never really thought of doing it for my high school paper. I came from a small town, and many of the ideas that came from the pens of those writing newspaper articles were short minded and narrow. That really turned me off. I didn’t think at the time that perhaps I should also be writing newspaper articles in an effort to change some of that.
If you want to make a career of writing newspaper articles, you should go to college for journalism. There are many things you have to know, and there are many special classes you should have. Those who go into journalism are usually very passionate about what they do, and desire to do so goes far beyond writing newspaper articles. They often have a sense of wanting to change the world in a way, and they want to do it through reporting and finding the news.
If you want to start writing newspaper articles, but you don’t have the time or the money to go to college, you are going to have a harder time breaking in to the business. However, if you have the go-getter type personality that is needed in journalism, you can learn a lot of what you need to know on your own. You should make sure you find someone else who is writing newspaper articles for some advice, and spend a lot of time researching writing styles and techniques.
Most of the people who are interested in writing newspaper articles start out in high school with the school paper. Though I loved to write back then, I never really thought of doing it for my high school paper. I came from a small town, and many of the ideas that came from the pens of those writing newspaper articles were short minded and narrow. That really turned me off. I didn’t think at the time that perhaps I should also be writing newspaper articles in an effort to change some of that.
If you want to make a career of writing newspaper articles, you should go to college for journalism. There are many things you have to know, and there are many special classes you should have. Those who go into journalism are usually very passionate about what they do, and desire to do so goes far beyond writing newspaper articles. They often have a sense of wanting to change the world in a way, and they want to do it through reporting and finding the news.
If you want to start writing newspaper articles, but you don’t have the time or the money to go to college, you are going to have a harder time breaking in to the business. However, if you have the go-getter type personality that is needed in journalism, you can learn a lot of what you need to know on your own. You should make sure you find someone else who is writing newspaper articles for some advice, and spend a lot of time researching writing styles and techniques.
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