McArdle
Characters
Role
News editor of the Daily Gazette.
Dialogue
Direct and professional with a noticeable Scotch accent.
Appearance
Crabbed, old, round-backed, and red-headed with a pink bald head and gingery fluff.
Background
A veteran news editor with a Scotch accent.
Identified
true
Motivations
To secure 'good copy' and 'scoops' for the Daily Gazette.
Personality
Crabbed but kindly, professional, and skeptical of sensational claims.
Competencies
Editorial judgment and managing a news staff.
Plot Relevance
He is the recipient of Malone's letters and the person responsible for publishing the account of the expedition.
First Appearance
The office of the Daily Gazette
Timeline
Assigning the Mission
McArdle suggests Malone try to expose Professor Challenger as a fraud.
Planning the Correspondence
Agrees with Malone on the method of sending back reports from the expedition.
