Evening star., 1941-11-28
300 School Editors
Are Given Outline
Of Newsgathering
Two Columnists and
Newspaper Executive
Address Conference Here

A newspaper executive and two
columnists outlined phases of jour-
nalism as seen from their posts.
at the morning session Of an all
day conference of more than 300
high school students and high
school publication advisers at
George Washington University to-
day.
Sponsored by the university and
Washington high schools, the gath
ering Of students from the District,
Maryland. Virginia and West Vir-
ginia was addressed by B. M. Nc
Kelway, managing editor Of The
Star: Raymond Clapper, columnist,
and Frank c. Waldrop, foreign and
political editor Of the Washington
Times Herald.
Mr.. Clapper emphasized that he
saw expanding opportunities in
newspaper work. brought on chiefly
by the stimulation of competing
agencies and the development Of
the column.
Meeting Competition.
The rise of the competing agen-
cies-radio, newsreels and picture
magazines - has compelled the
newspaper to meet this competi-
ton by using more pictures and
by adoption of the column form OF
reporting, Mr.. Clapper said.
Declaring that the "old stereo-
typed news story" limited a re-
porter in his ability to interpret
the news, Mr.. Clapper said an out
let for of -the-record information
was provided for in the column.
Turning to the condition Of news
papers in England, where he recent
ly visited, Mr.. Clapper said they
have retained to a remarkable de-
gree their freedom to attack the
government whenever they see Mt
despite war conditions. He pre-.
dicted the press in this country
would suffer no limitations dur
ing the emergency if it stood up for
the right of freedom of the press.
Mr.. Waldrop. speaking on Gath
ering News in Washington" con-
trasted the governmental and in
dustrial setup here with that Of the
normal city in the United States,
pointing out that events which are
regarded as national news in other
places are considered local news
here.
Have Alert Audience.
Washington papers, he pointed out,
are forced to carry, in effect. two
staffs of reporters, those who cover
purely local events such as acci-
dents, police news and local govern
ment affairs. and reporters who
cover Federal Government happen
ings
Warning that the newspaper au-
dience in Washington is the best
informed, most alert in the world,
Mr.. Waldrop said that there were
ample opportunities for the young
journalist here, but he must be of
the highest type-well-read, sober
and industrious"
Mr.. McKelway spoke on Jour-
nalism and the Journalism Stu
dent"
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
of the university, and Roy Eastin,
member Of the Board of Editors OF
the University Hatchet, welcomed
the students. Mrs. Marcelle Lane,
executive officer of the department
of journalism at the school, pre-
sided.
The conference was to continue
this afternoon with delegates break
ing up into discussion groups which
will cover news, editorial, feature,
sport and column phases of news
paper work.
Eugene Meyer, publisher of the
Washington Post, will deliver an
off, the e-record speech at a closing
dinner session at 730 o'clock to-
night at the National Press Club.
DR.. Marvin will preside. Prizes for
news stories carried in the high
school newspapers submitted in a
contest will be awarded.