At the age of 16, he began writing for several London newspapers, including Young Hawk's Budget. The following year, he became assistant editor of Youth. In 1884, he became a reporter for the Bicycling News, run by William Iliff. In 1887, he tried to publish a low-cost book with W. Darger and Bill Carr, but it failed. In 1888, he launched Answers to Correspondents, a 12-page, 1-penny daily paper that answered readers' letters. The following year, he offered a prize of 1 pound a week for life to anyone who could guess the total amount of gold and silver in the Bank of England, which led to a sudden increase in circulation. In 1894, he bought the bankrupt London Evening News and got it back on track. *Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Answers to Correspondents" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…16歳で《ヤング・ホークス・バジェット》をはじめ数種のロンドン新聞に寄稿をはじめ,翌年《ユース》の編集次長,1884年にはウィリアム・イリフ経営の《バイシクリング・ニューズ》の記者を経て,87年にW.ダーガー・ビル・カーと廉価本の発行をして失敗した。読者の投書に回答する日刊紙《アンサーズ・トゥ・コレスポンデンツAnswers to Correspondents》を88年に12ページ1ペニーで創刊,翌年イングランド銀行の金銀総額をいい当てた者に終身週1ポンドを与える懸賞で,一躍発行部数を増した。94年には倒産状態にあった《ロンドン・イブニング・ニューズ》を買収して立ちなおらせた。… ※「《アンサーズ・トゥ・コレスポンデンツ》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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