Arthur Brisbane (1864-1936) was an American newspaper editor, born in
Buffalo, N. Y., and educated in the public schools of the United States and Europe. In 1882, he began
newspaper work in New York City as a reporter for the Sun. He remained occupied in the newspapers field until the 1920s.
In 1897, he accepted the editorship of the New York Evening
Journal which was in the "Hearst chain" of newspapers sold throughout
the country. His position with the Evening Journal gave Arthur Brisbane a wide influence
as an editor unmatched in the United States. His direct and forceful style has influenced
the form of American editorials. Some of his writings were collected in 1906 under the title
Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers.
In 1917, he bought the Washington Times, and in
1918 he bought the Evening Wisconsin, then sold them to
William Randolph Hearst in 1919. In
1918, he became editor of the Chicago Herald and
Examiner. He resigned from the editorship of the New York Evening Journal in
1921.
Works
He published Mary Baker Glover Eddy in 1908.
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