Part 21 (2/2)

”Opinion in good ”

JOHN MILTON

I Introduction

An editorial is a newspaper article in which the opinions of the editor are set forth News deals with fact In news articles the opinion of the writer must be suppressed The pronouns ”I” and ”we” have no place in news The essence of the editorial, on the other hand, is the opinion of the writer On the editorial page, the man who directs the policy of a paper seeks to interpret the news in accordance with his own views and to persuade the public to adopt those views

Editorials are therefore for the umentative In them the writer either comments directly on some news item and thus produces what may be called a constructive editorial, or takes issue with the editorial opinion of a rival in a controversial editorial, his object being to destroy the sentiment produced by his rival's article

The power of the editorial writer for good or for evil is clear That it is usually exerted for good is one of the best evidences that the newspapers of the country are controlled by n attention to some feature of current news

2 Write an editorial advocating soood of city, state, nation, or mankind

III Model I

We ht co it possible for poor people to get their service It is interesting to note that the Indiana and Michigan Electric Coons, sewing- About a third of the inhabitants of South Bend are laborers froes average about 150 or 175 per day The electric coured out plans whereby houses can be wired at a cost of froiven for a ent has been hired to talk to the newcomers, write advertisements for their papers, and attend to their complaints--in short, to translate electricity into Slovak, etc

Theafter it The effect in giving these people better ways and standards of living, in getting the that they are so sharing will necessarily be very great This is solid public service, and it is far better than any charity What is being done on this problem in your town?--_Collier's Weekly_, November 28, 1914[10]

[10] Reprinted by permission of _Collier's Weekly_

IV Comments and Exercises

1 This is a constructive editorial with just a hint of arguuraph: (Sentence 1) Topic; (Sentence 2--Sentence 6) Story; (Sentence 7) Conclusion

3 Find the ”Four W's”

4 Reun in the past and completed in the present Does its use sufficiently tell when a thing is or was done?

5 Write a si on some improvement in your on

V Model II

Were we suddenly called upon to face a crisis such as Europe was called upon to face with but very little warning, it would find us wofully unprepared In the security of our peace we have neglected to build up an organization capable of perforreat disaster, either political or physical, whiches and universities offer a field for the development of such a force of trained men in a way that would entirely revolutionize our educational as well as our defensive system

As our athletics are conducted to-day, a few picked men have trainers, coaches, rubbers, and waiters for the purpose of preparing theroup of similarly trained men from other institutions The re possible, is e young e is quite asas of mental The country, too, is in need of disciplined, trained men; and this double need can be le season's football team A system of military drill, under the supervision of experts in iene, with the cooperation of the athletic associations of the colleges, and under the auspices of the United States Government, would prove of inestie, and would furnish to the nation a groundwork upon which a nificent national service could be established A spirit of true patriotism and of unselfish public service would be instilled in the students The nucleus of a trained military corps would be established from which officers andin time of war--_Puck_[11]

[11] Reprinted by permission of _Puck_