Evening star., 1933-10-27
A. P. EDITORS VIEW
PHASES Of NEWS
Political Gossip and Drama.
tizing Stories Discussed
at French Lick.
Fly the Associated Press.

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FRENCH. LICK. Ind, October 27.-|
Political gossip columns purportlng TO
tell the story behind the news. and the
dramatizing of news stories were topics
under consideration by the managing
editors of Associated Press newspapers,
at their annual meeting here today.
Roy A. Roberts of the Kansas City
Star and Times, veteran Washington
correspondent. declared that never be-
fore was it so difficult to determine
which Is news and which is ballyhoo,
and said he believed the Associated
Press should hold fast to its creed of
accuracy and leave gossip columns to
special writer's.
Governor Lauds Truth.
Those engaged in the business of gov
ernment and those whose business it is
to report the activities of those engaged
in government have many interests and
problems in common. declared Gov.
Paul v. McNutt of Indiana in address
ing the opening meeting.
The Governor declared accurate news
paper reports constitute the best avail
able medium to bring to the people the
truth of what their public servants are
doing:
save situation" the Governor con-
tlnued. There is still much unrest
Indiana We have had troops in the coal
fields for two calendar years.
However, there is reason to believe
conditions are getting better. I have
been particularly gratif1ed with reports
from the Calumet region, the heart Of
Indiana's steel industry
The Governor said, however, he had
been informed that even though the
steel industry reached peak production
again. 1t would be able only to employ
10 per cent of the number previously
on the pay rolls. This he explained was
due to chronological advances.
Writing Survey Given.
A news writing survey made by j. P.
Miller of the Savannah, Ga, press be-
came the topic of a general discussion.
Among those who spoke were j. Edwin
Murphy of the Baltimore Evening Sun,
NJ w. Bingay of the Detroit Free Press
and w. S. Gilmore of the Detroit News.
Frank B. Noyes, president of the Asso-
ciated Press, addressing the editors at
the afternoon session, told of the forma-
ton of the cooperative news agency
and its development of the last 40 years.
Stating that there were exceedingly
1ew flaws to be found, Hal O'Flaherty
Of the Chicago News declared that the
Associated Press foreign service was
brilliantly edited.
Similar commendation for the WASH
tngton service was made by Sevellon
Brown of the Providence Journal Bull
letin.
Warns Against Gossip.
Roy j. Dunlap of the st. Paul Dis
patch-Pioneer Press also warned against
the gossip type of news coverage. Byron
Price. chief of the Washington bureau:
covering the National Capital. Jack
son S. Elliott. assistant general man
aser of the Associated Press, compared
the writing of Washington political
news with that Of 80 years ago.
In discussing the value of the or
ganization's record for unbiased hand
ling Of news, MI. Elliott told the man.
aging editors that there never had been
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years of existence.
Appetite Created by Radio.
Marvin Creager of the Milwaukee
journal made the observation that radio
presentation of news events had devel-
oped the public appetite for dramatic
presentation of stories which the news
papers might well consider in the de-
velopment Of writing
The managing editors. representing
more than huDdred newspapers
throughout the United States, went into
numerous group sessions to work out
various problems Of news coverage and
DEVELOPMENT.
The election of general chairman
and heads of committees was scheduled
for the final session this afternoon.