The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-25
ALL NEWS THAT IS TRUE; CLEANAiD
INTERESTING IS WORTH WHILE, A.P.
OFFICIAL TELLS JOURNALISM SCHOOL

| University Of Missouri Of q stone
| from st. Paups Cathedral, London, q
touch worked out by the noted dean
Of schools Of Journalism, Walter viii.
| Hams, Of Columbia. 1t was consider
cd worth while because, as Mr.. f..
| Lansing Ray. publisher Of the St.
Louis Globe Democrat, in introducing
Ambassador Howard. said: The stone
Us q declaration of the impress made
upon the contemporary journalism by
this man walter Williams) and the
institution which he created. But it
is more than that. It is a sign and a
| symbol of the International relation
Of journalism. 1t is q silent plea for
the fostering Of understanding and
goodwill among nations through the
pcrvasivc and constant power of the
press
"When Mr.. George B. Dealcy, vet
efan publisher of Dallas. in accepting
the stone upon behalf of the news
papers Of the United States. made this
statement. 1t was worth while news:
Than this school of journalism,
there Is. in my opinion, no more cf-
fective force at work in the United
States to establish and make all
pervading that sense Of duty and re-
sp0nsibility which must govern our
newspapers If they are to be equal to
tho opportunity which is theirs
Likewise when the Kansas City
Journal published the discovery that
malleable glass can be poured cold it
was worth while news.
A. p. Is Complimentcd
These things and others too num-
crous to mention have been covered
daily year in and yetar out by the
Associated Press. mostly in the daily
run of work, and for this this asso-
ciatiOn has been called one Of the
greatest constructive forces in the
world.
If it has covered divorce and at
tack trials it has omitted the unneces-
sarily salacious. In covering suicides
it has omitted the names Of poison
because it was considered suggestive,
and where it has covered theatricals.
new books. and art, it has omitted the
commonplace and the nasty, and
avoided bald advertising or questions
obviously controversial.
1T has tried to avoid using half
truths, which are worse than lies;
has attempted to make no attack on
religion or other undertakings. but to
write anything that is decent. de-
handing only that it be interesting
and truthful.
1T has been possible to carry out
this program for the reason that the
Associated Press is mutual. nom
money making organisation, backed by
and in the control Of its 1850 daily
newspaper members.
THAT such a condition is vital for
this. country is sclf-evident and l ask
you. can you think of anything
tending to create more chaos than
that the people be given an incorrect
record Of the worlds daily history, or
have placed in their homes those
false or filthy things which only dis
tort life and emphasize crime and
license
"The work Of any news agency or
any newspaper is more important than
the mere carrying of murders. trials
and things of that sort. State gov
crnments, national governments. for
eign governments. have had faith in
the Associated Press and its members
and they have given it worth while
news in advance. The resolutions
adopted by great political conven-
UIOubs CuuICH S0IHCAIH8o NHu iH1Clu0@
tiOnal conclavcs, the messages Of
residents and state officials have
been handed over in trust. because
it was known they would be treated
with respect and guarded against pre-
mature use.
Constant Search Necessary
"Sports and crime. disasters and
politics, must be considered worth
while news and such events must be
covered carefully and fully and i'm
partially. But there must be q CON
slant search for that other worth
while ncws-thc scientific and re-
iigious and research news that is to
make for the worlds education and
ADVANCEMENT, that finally is to help