Bisbee daily review., 1910-12-04

amount of rme news and scandal which they publish as is shown by views expressed by many of them upon the pTopos 1ion that the chm iaation of such news matter not on- ly is to be desired but that it pays. Tn 6 sdea sals propounding at clean
 journalism massmeeting in Chicago October 2S addressed by Archibald
 Mcclellan, Christian Science Monitor Of boston who re.ated the result fol lowing the Monitors ban on all shock
 ng, CT me or scandaaous news items. That paper. they said. goes to al civlszed countries and in two years has become the daily paper of iars- est circu ation in the world. Elimina- | on of bad news the speakers sa q had paid. although the Monitors profits are devoted not to div dends but to enlarging its facilities.
 Publishers express various ews upon the property of pr nting news o- crime scandal and horrors. some pointing out their own modified re form, some conceding that "yeilew journalism" is prof rah'e if not nice. but nearly all expressing the V
 that the big news agencies include
 more of crime n their reports thaa is the interest to readers in ties other than those where the crimes were commet Agreement among publishers to a higher standard of censorship is suggested by several as to be desired.
 Theodore Wright, Editor-in-chief. Philadelphia Record: Printing the Rews of comm tied crimes is both legitimate and necessary for pubic attenuation. Exploiting such news with e view to sensation by over statement or overd,splay is neithei leg timate or necessary It is an abuse"
 Samuel Bowles, Publisher of the Springfield Mass, Republican: T do not believe that it is practical desirable. to eliminate topics of crme and scandal from the current news. I Go tn nis however. that it is very desirable to lessen the attention given such topics in the newspapers I and to deyelope a keener sense of soc al responsibility on the part of newspaper managers in this and other matters
 F'rederack Suliens, Editor. Jackson silssL. Duly News. T do not believe t is possible or advisable for the newspapers to eliminate topics of crime and scandal from the current 1cus- However. there ought to be a. senerza movement amons newspap- ITS to m nlmize news of this char lcteT, give it less consp cuous posi- ien and give more space and pro to the promotion of our moral and material welfare. For ln- if first column front page would be given with more freuquency to industrial news, and less often to divorce court proceedings. the esGer al tone and influence of the Amer : 5can press would be vastly improv- ed"
 Kansas City Mo, Journal: Again {, has the Council of Clubs of Kansas ! City considered the newspaper as an agent for the propagation of un- pleasant publicity concerning murd- 1 ems suicides. dlvorces and other crimes and misdemeanors, and adopt cd a resolut on of condemnation. This s by no means an uncommon occurrence. for many people have en tertained the opinion that if the newspapers would refrain from pub iNhing facts about crimes. the crimesi themselves would decrease. These opinions have chystalized from tme to time into resolut ons such as that passed by the Councl Of Clubs.
 Tt is not necessary for the de- cent newspaper to defend itself against the charges contained in this resolution. Those who have giv- en sufficient and sufficiently logical thought D the matter know that by, reason of the very publ city given crimes and socaai evils there isl strong Encouragement to those who otherwise would commit them. The, fear of newspaper notoriety' is al laSN Ct4d dtlCAAtnt tD bcOpAc uo feel sgrace and social criticism 1t is the ever-present reporter in the courts that keeps many people out of them. The newspaper is the public watchman and advocate Without it's eternal viz lance society would be unable to keep track of the evils that assail it. For one per son tempted to commit felony by the suggestion given in the news papers. c dozen other such crimes are prevented through the fear that is engendered by contemplating the etribution whf ch follows the crim n- aPs exposure"
 Edward H. Butler publisher BufaloI N Y., Evening News: With respect to publishing topics of crime and scandal, hsve only to say that for many years I have not permitted sandal to appear in my paper un- der any circumstances. nor reports of such crimes as are not fo be dis