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 96 The Newspaper World. and consider whether they can estimate the influence which day by day and week by week the editors of these journals exercise. Between the English Colonial Press and the United States Press there are great and distinctive differences. Speaking generally, the Press of our Colonies is conducted far more on the lines of English than American journalism. Canada, doubtless from its proximity to the United States, has seen its Press more ready to adopt some of the char- acteristic features of .Transatlantic journalism than the Colonial Press situated farther from the American Con- tinent has been disposed to do. Canadian newspapers have now for years past adopted the practice of ample headlines as used by American journalists, which give, or should give at a glance, a summary of the news printed below. But not to the same extent, or in the sensational style of America, is the practice followed. Interviewing is pursued within exceedingly modest limits ; of personal journalism in its least satisfactory phases there is very little. A robust moral and religious tone pervades the Press of the Dominion. Australasian journalism is characterized by solidity, copiousness, and an intelligent and honorable tone which Englishmen of distinction who have visited Australia and New Zealand have thought deserving of praiseworthy comment. The Australians are great newspaper readers, and prefer to have their own public affairs fully and well reported, rather than to have the brief, highly-spiced style of American journalism. A comparison of newspapers with populations shows that our Australian cousins are greater supporters of newspapers than people at home. The leading Australian journals are, too, much larger than English newspapers of similar standing. It is no uncom- mon thing for the great Melbourne or Sydney journals to contain an amount of matter which is only on rare occa-