The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 3 (July 2, 1928)
A Reporter's Brevity
A Reporter's Brevity.
Brevity is the soul of modern journalism. A budding journalist was told never to use two words where one would do. He carried out this advice in his report of a fatal accident thus:
“John Dixon struck a match to see if there was any petrol in his tank. There was. Aged 56.”