Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-05-19
NEWS vs.. sumoss


Nearly every week the Journal il
taken % task b. some 5ne for having
Talsinforued the public as 70 facts In
connection with soms news item. In
most instances the criticism Is correct
but there is a reason.
Here are few things everybody
should remember and practice.
j IS the business II q newspaper 10
publish news
Every newspaper desires 70 tell ap
the truth regarding every item in it's
columns and no newspaper ever pur-
posely misrerFesnis the facts or at
tempts 70 disiort news for any reason
whatever. Any newspaper which made
practice Of deliberately distorting
facts FOR interior reasons would soon
put Itself out Of business.
In nearly every instance where a
news item creates a false impression
II IS due to the difficulties encount-
cred in getting all the facts.
There are but few events deserving
news space in newspaper which do
not contain facts which do not con-
Germ the public and which Il is Iegiti-
mate to exclude from the published
article. but the editor knowing these
facts is as as necessary to his writing
an Intelligent account of the event
which is not misleading as are the
facts he uses. In practically every in
stance where a misleading article is
printedprinted the fault lies with his
sources of information Two classes
OF people misiead him. Those who
use every means at their command TO
suppress the facts. II is wise editor
who can always. without error Of iudg-
rnent SLIT out the imaginary facts. and
dig out the suppressed facts. but his
judgment must be trusted in the mat
ter. and his comparatively few errors
leads the public to turst to him TO dis
criminate. The overgushing guy itch.
ing to get into print is the one with
the Imagination running on high gear.
He is easily detected by the expert
enced editor. The most trouble arises
from the persons who consider it no
business Of the public and look upon
The editor as a busy body meddling In
private affsirs and 50 deliberately sur- |
press the facts. These persons forget
hat publishing news Is as legitimate
IS practicing law running "a store or
playing politics. That the nowsoeper
sin publish an account Of the even,
'ased upon an the facts Il was able
o collect and II wrong impression
made b. the article the individual
fho suppressed the facts IS the one
Q hiame The suresi way TO play safe
90 take the newspaper man into
iose confidence give him aii the fcf4
nd fuii understanding of me event
Pc iacis neepssary 20 hie Intelligent
Understanding bui not essential Is ID
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