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Accessed: 10 November 2015].
With the 95 club
members gathered,
In the Venue of
Manchester's reform
Club, they heard
censorship opinions
Regarding the
Press in wartime.
The President of
the National union
Of Journalists,
Mr F. Hamer read out
Opinions gathered
from various British
Journalist’s -
one being Lord Northcliffe.
With the title of
1st Viscount Northcliffe,
Alfred Charles
William Harmsworth
Was a newspaper-publishing
magnate -
A forerunner of
tabloid journalism.
A man who excised
public and own
Opinion, Lord
Northcliffe's tract told that
He knew no journalist,
who did not
See union of
wartime politics and press.
That Government
and newspapers
Cooperation was vital
to operations -
Years before he had
urged regulations
Be prepared for wartime
situations.
The belief was
that in sudden war,
Amateurish
muddling occurrences,
Made damages
abroad and home -
To consider press
as being a monster.
A press to be controlled
by lawyers -
They ignored
alliances of Irish, Scottish
Provincial and
metropolitan papers -
In confusion,
bureau passed all stories.
Stories that
would be of use to enemy,
Were stopped by
the papers themselves -
Northcliffe stated
how the Government
Of Britain, had
no concept of publicity.
Whereas the
American political system,
Had appearance of
interviews wisdom
To carry weekly talks
with President and
Congress
representatives in Washington.
Alluding to a
prosecution over one
Item, that
already appeared in Europe,
Northcliffe held
sympathies to reporters,
Subjected to
Defence of Realm Act.
Editor of the
Westminster Gazette,
Mr Spender, was
quoted on opinions
That they should
directly address
Those regulators
of Censor depts.
Further to add
that the lack of front
Correspondents
should be addressed
While govt.
criticism should not be
Suppressed, harm
comes of false facts.
In
misrepresentations of the British
Sent to allied
and neutral countries -
Need of a system to
halt libel exports -
Another thought
came from Mr Phillips;
Chairman of
Newspaper society
And editor of the
Yorkshire Post had
No grounds for
criticising censors -
In war authority made
all decisions
by Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1915. Press
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