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Originally Posted by Guest
billethkid
As I was once upon a time told by a newspaper editor, the key is to be first. Worry about the accuracy later!!
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If you were really told that, the editor was an idiot.
"Get It First, But First Get It Right” was the slogan of the International New Service (INS), founded by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst in 1909. The slogan is cited in print from 1923. The INS combined with the United Press in 1958 to form United Press International (UPI).
The slogan has been unofficially adopted by other news professionals as an industry motto. Television news anchor Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) often used the phrase (shortened to “Get it first, but get it right").
For a short while I wrote for a newspaper. Accuracy was paramount. These days that doesn't seem to be the case.
Carl in Tampa
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