Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

the Bill block on Monday evening
there was an address on Clean Jour
nansm, being explained by First
being given IN 81 places Monday night
under the direction Of the Christian
Sc1eEce Publishing company.
Rev. y. r. Cobb Speaks.
After = piano. selection by Mrs.
Frank COxeter. he presented Rev
Joseph ~ Cobb of the Universalist
cnurc9 who spoke briefly on Clean
Journalism, saying. that he was glad
10 speak upon the subject because of
Ae bad influences exerted@ by. many
papers which have no regard for it.
The paper which prints proper and
wholesome news helps the home and
community, whilesthe other degrades.
1t ID the truth that is i wanted and
not perverted facts to make a SEN
sation. The full .detains of murders
and cher degrading things are not
wanted. They affect the mind and
morals of the people and no doubt
start others on such ways. Clean
Journalism is not impossible and the
other is here. simply because the peo-
PIE sustain the unclean. = Much harm
is alse done by obnoxious advertis-
ing, which makes lasting impressions.
1t is a move in, the right direction
when the people'are urged to look up
on clean journalism.
ssIs by Miss Perkins.
Spring Song, by Well was admira-
bly, sung by Miss Helen Perkins, her
strong and full soprano voice being
Mrs. Coxeter played her accompani-
,nent
Clean Journalism.
The address on Clean Journalism
was then read by First Reader Ell. NJ
George as follows:
Friends: In discussing clean journal
ism tonight it is not the intention to
enter the real of the impossible In
stead. this address will be confined to
ing as a standard the policy that has
been adopted by one successful news
paper When criticism is made it is
not OF individual instances, but of a
condition that obtains throughout the
great field of journalism. Also let us
remember that clean journalism has
Just as many essentials as any other
class OF Journalism, and it's three po-
tent factors are policy, readers and
advertising.
Brotherhood of Man.
But above. all, clean Journalists must
appreciate the brotherhood of man. 1t
must recognize no difference between
the worthy poor man and the multi
millionaire; it must commend those
i
fah; it must believe in the country
and Its workers; it must deal with
measure more than with men.
Broadly speaking. yellow oprnalism
comprises the newspapers and period
ic31S that are without conscience:
those publications which pander to the
tprejudices and passions of the ignor-
ant; that serve up brutalizing sports,
the foilies of society the abnormal
tiles Of crime and dsgeneracy; those
publications that take it for granted
therauJiE some moral justification for
printing advertisements that are fla
gfdntlNa dishonest; that for their own
hpsiusSs ends forget the community is
dependant upon the newspapers for it's
information and guidance concerning
politfcAL social and commercial mat
tiers.
When You take up a newspaper you
have before you q window through
which you should look upon the activ-
ines Of mankind. In your minds eye,
each can 60 over the first page of to-
days paper and the concrete opinion
will he that nothing good has happen
ed That is the point. Why disaster
and crime should be considered prime
fer ablatant display, and the good that
mankind Is doing hid away, no one
seems to be able to reason out. But
there is a reason. Over forty years
ago journalistic endeavor was wrested
fren its well established position of
editorial worth. and since then the
standards of Dewspaperdom have been
ephemeral.. The minimizing publisher
Will tell you that the public demands
it, but to the thinker it is patent that
the public takes what it gets. Seek
the reason in commercialism which
embraces progress, invention and com
petition. and in sensationalism, which
are undoubtedly the foundation stones
of the new yellow journalism.
Underlying the entire structure of
newspaperdonl is what might be term
ed az destructive thought-a Temper. fS
decry the good works OF men-and when
this viewpoint was applied to the
worlds progress present day Journal
ism had an easy dccadence into a dis
position to eAaggersite the abuses of
society, and now g S an inability to