The Literary Profession, or The Colonial Press single work   criticism  
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The writer for the Colonist again expresses dismay that the Sydney Gazette is under the control of an ex-convict, Edward O'Shaughnessy, and a ticket-of-leave man, William Watt. The Colonist calls on Anne Howe, the newspaper's publisher, to replace both men.

(To further its argument, the Colonist includes an extract from the 1828 London trial of William Watt.)

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    y separately published work icon The Colonist vol. 1 no. 21 21 May 1835 Z630662 1835 newspaper issue 1835 pg. 161-162
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The Literary Profession, or, The Colonial Press John Dunmore Lang , 1835 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Colonist , 2 April vol. 1 no. 14 1835; (p. 105-107)

The writer for the Colonist disapproves of Edward O'Shaughnessy's role as editor of the Sydney Gazette. The writer argues that 'there are certain situations of importance to the public in the colony which an emancipist cannot hold, however throroughly reformed he may be, and however irreproachable his subsequent conduct'. Even leaving aside the moral grounds of O'Shaughnessy's appointment as editor, the Colonist declares that the ex-convict is 'quite destitute of the talent and vigour of mind which are indispensably necessary in such an office'.

The writer for the Colonist also reflects on the general low tone of colonial newspapers and hopes that a more properly qualified person may emigrate from England to take up an editorial role and raise the standard of New South Wales newspapers.
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161-162 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31716533 The Literary Profession, or The Colonial Presssmall AustLit logo The Colonist
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  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • 1835
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