Word: newsroom
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Mystery, Maltese Cats. In the Bahamas, the trial of Alfred de Marigny, charged with murdering his father-in-law, Sir Harry Oakes (TIME, Nov. 1), was in its second week. The case involved wealth, mystery, youth, beauty, titles, tropical lightning, Maltese cats. Newsroom trained seals and plain reporters gave it the works. With characteristic enterprise, Hearst papers hired Mystery Novelist Erie Stanley Gardner (Perry Mason), sent him down, printed daily thrillers under his name...
...newsroom bulletin board of the New York World-Telegram went a directive on crisp writing (to save newsprint). The directive's author: Scripps-Howard Editor in Chief George B. Parker. Its message...
Even its pressmen and linotypers are un-begrimed. In its cathedral-quiet newsroom, newsmen (85% of them Christian Scientists) always wear their coats, never cuss or smoke...
Into the Chicago Sun's newsroom strode little Milburn ("Pete") Akers, managing editor, looking like an unhappy Jeff alongside the 6-ft. beanstalk of a man he had in tow. This, announced Managing Editor Akers to the Sun staff, is our new executive editor...
...Publisher Silliman Evans, righthand man to Owner Marshall Field. Publisher Evans has been either unwilling or unable to install high-powered, adequately experienced men in executive jobs. Result: a constant, white-hot office turmoil, and one of the biggest turnovers of employes in newspaper annals. For many, the Sun newsroom has been a worrisome place to work...