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The article presents the author's views on the attributes of William Rockhill Nelson as an editor accountable for his success. Aggressiveness, reliability and honesty, accuracy and personality of the editor were the attributes. The editor had chosen fiery young men, either fresh college passed outs or even from high school to mould them to his viewpoint, and let them fight for it. In the pressroom he read every line printed in newspaper. It was a unique way of monitoring. Each person in the newsroom was supplementary to the other. Nelson expected every man to write the stories in pencil and paper, because he believed that typewriters destroyed the creative ability of men.

The article discusses the production of "Painted Desert Post," a newspaper written, illustrated, printed and distributed by Cecil Richardson in Arizona. With the circulation of the paper, Richardson aims to promote a better understanding of the Navajos and to give him an outlet from working as a trader. The Post is considered the country's most isolated and exclusive journal of opinion, entertainment and fine art.

The article focuses on Ilona Bensczko Selle, a columnist and one of the most influential woman in San Francisco, California. She has contact with countless people during war and her fanatical followers of a morning paper know her as "Miss Fixit". They regarded her as the soother of homesick souls, unraveler of torturous problems and the general minister to the needs of fouled-up General Infantry officer. All these descriptions, she hopes someday to cease her laborious job and rest for years.

The article presents conversation between Pete Martin, editor and writer and his friend Bing Corby about entertainment industry. According to Bing the studios usually try to co-ordinate all their advertising and publicity with a picture's release. He got started writing nonfiction about Hollywood and show-business personalities almost by accident. Bob Fuoss, executive editor of the newspaper "The Post," gave him the first push. Bing suppose that trade-paper critics have to lean a little bit to the side of the actor and the producer and the studio because they have to sell advertising to keep going.

The article provides information about the contributors of the "Saturday Evening Post" (SEP) magazine. Charles Wertenbaker and his family went to France to live in the same house which they have previously dwelt before. A photograph of SEP's art editor Kenneth Stuart was taken reading the magazine while floating on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Dick English's wife Kay discovered that his husband received death threats from communist due to his paper about Soviet Union agents.

The article profiles journalist John Lear. Lear was born in Pennsylvania. He sold "The Saturday Evening Post" as a boy and at eighteen was editing a daily paper. He was writing political news for the Harrisburg Patriot and covered assignments in various parts of the world. While travelling around South America for the Associated Press, he got lost in the Sechura Desert of Peru. He attempted to put his desert experiences into a book.

The article presents information on the impact of "Saturday Evening Post" on its staff. An August 1942 issue of the publication featured an article on the U.S. Marine Corps. Pressmen of the paper made arrangements to join the Marine Corps after reading the article.

Presents an article about a newspaper written by a daughter in which the subscribers are her family members. Materials used in printing the newspaper; Reaction of a journalist neighbor to the paper; Story published which made a family member angry.

The article discusses the importance of including the bridal dress in reporting wedding stories. According to Frank Hornstein, Editor of Pierce County Tribune in North Dakota, clothes are important to women and what they wear on their wedding day. The wedding accounts in that issue of the paper of Hornstein carried full details of the bridal garment.

The article profiles Malcolm W. Bingay under the pen name Iffy the Dopester of "The Free Press," in the U.S. Iffy is a news paper columnist who was renowned for his sports stories. Bingay is both ends of the collaborative team which gives "Baseball's Bouncing Betsy" week's Post.

The article presents a humorous story about the obsolete equipment and facilities used by the reporters of a venerable newspaper. The management were satisfied in making use of the old typewriters however, the reporters struggled to accomplished their work despite the condition of the equipment. They have feared that one day the situation will get even worse which will lead them to write their copy in a longhand.