Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-02

business sense as it has been satisfae-
tory to me ~ a publisher and citizen,
Therefore. have no now thing 10
say on the proposition submitted, that
of eliminating topics OF crime and
scandal from current news In my
Judgment il can he done not only
without loss, bat with positive gain
in every rcspec:
Louis n Golding. publisher St
Joseph Mo, News Press 1T is en-
tirely possible to reduce the amount
oe space devoted 10 criminal topics,
but il will never be possible TO en-
thely eliminate such topics 50 long
as eice and crime exist
John D. jackson. Publisher, New
Haven Conns Register ~ Ger
taiuiy believe that there is no justifi-
cation fer the publication Of scandal
in current news unless the scandal is
OF a nature involving the public i'm
terests by that ! mean that private
scandal should be eliminated. but
scandal in connection with public af-
fairs should not. As TO the publica-
tlon OF crime the policy of the Reg
lster which has been established by
me has been not to publish the de-
tails OF a crime, but to regard the
81 O crime itself as de-
torrent ia wrong DOING in the com
munity believe the publicity which
the newspaper press OF the country
gives to Wrong-doing ln an Is forms
has the distinct effect ut raising the
public morality and repressing pos
sihle wrong-dons
Charles K McClatehy publisher
Sacramento Calf Bee why
should that which is be ignored in
the public press II crime occurs
and scandal Is rampant what good To-
common humanity will Il do 90 plug
our ears and close our eyes, II the
newspapers publish criminal records
and scandalous public acts In
proper manner it certainly can do
no harm. and might do u great deal
OF good In the way of teaching
public moral lesson 70 ignore q
thing Is not to blot Il ont OF exist
encc. Isn't 1t TAR better for amy as
sociaton To spend It's times and its
Influence i'm trying to lessen those
evils which make for crime and
scandal than 70 permit those Ills TO-
continue ana 70 spread, and then ask
the press not 60 suy anything about
the results thereof"
II. c. PlumN Manager Fargo n,
D., Forum AS long as crime Is
items concerning such
should hnvc some place
in the news Of the day. There
should. however, he a curtalment
from the present custom Of publish
ing all details ana pandering TO NOR
bid taste. The tendency has grown
too rapidly 20 give sala-
cious accounts Of scandals and revolt
ing crimes The public Is in some
measure 70 blame fer this custom
because Of tho large patronage which
papers have received, which fill their
columns with scare headlines ex-
ploiting news / believe, however,
the time has arrived when the public
win cooperate with conservative
publishers to secure saner news
pages.
Richmond, va, News Leader:
This paper deliberately tries to fea-
ure encouraging and helpful news
items and to play down scandal and
crime
Noble r. Praigg editor Portland
md. Commercml- Review. $50 insid-
iously has the public been educated
To look for crime and scandal recltals
in it's daily newspaper a sudden
change to markedly conservative
tone would he injurious 70 eircula-
ton. and. through the advertising
channel, resultant of great financial
loss 10 publishers ! speak purely
from the latter standpoint. But the
change can be effected
Eight readers out of ten become
such. purely for the sake Of informa-
tion. Politics, public affairs, hap
penings affecting their own or other
countries and. coming closer home
civic affairs, business development
ana social happenings-th are the