Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14

Broadway
By Walter.
Winchell

mum ASNSPoB~A "a"
other blue ribbons are chris
tended, had his journalistic
ideals. He said: 1--WE are a
democracy. and there is only
one way TO get a democracy on
its feet In the matter OF It's In
dividual and national conduct.
and that is by keeping the
public informed about what Is
going on. There is not crime.
a swindle, vice which does not
live by secrecy. Get these things
out into the open. describe them.
attack them, ridicule them n
. the press. and sooner or later
public opinion will sweep them
away. Publicity may not be the
only thing that is needed. but
It AZ the one thing without which
all other agencies will fail"
ANOT HER LITER
PRIZE. "Nol0 about Sensd-
tiondliSm. Some people try TO
make you belieue that q netpS-
paper should not denote tts
space to long and dramatic dc-
counts OF murders. political cor
rupttonS. frauds. graft. dtuorces.
say iDhdt you tctH. / tell you
they are t1rono."
THE FAMED CASE OF John
Peter Zenger marks the birth OF
real press freedom. 1t happened
about fifty years before the BIZ
of Rights was created. Zenger
was a crusading Colonial editor,
who attacked and exposed arro-
CANT and subversive politicians,
who claimed Zenger insulted
them and ordered him tried on
libel charges. The jury. how
ever, was brave They acquit-
ted Zenger The Foun di ng
Fathers later referred 70 that
case as marking the beginning
OF the fight for American Lib
erty.
HERBERT BAYARD SwOPE.
the famed editor OF the N. Y.
World. once sat beside the re.
nowned actress. Mrs. Pat Camp
bell. at a dinner Swope began
one OF his brilliantly windy
diScourses. and occasionally
Mrs. Campbell burped. After
her third. he stopped abruptly
a.. What is that sound you're
makinR?' asked Swope ITS
a word she said. trying to get
in edgewise
LOVE LETTER OF the Week:
From the editorial page OF The
New orleans States. an oppost-
ton newspaper: "A Jetp tCeeks
ago both Pearson and Wincheu
mere threatened NTH Sepere GEN.
Sorshtp. at the reputed behest Of
some Congressman. All friends
OF free speech and free press
,Diu be glad TO learn that these
tiDo reporters may continue not
only 10 report the netDs but to
dRGlv=e and interpret IL. They
are more than reporters. They
are commentators, editoriGltSts.
Both hare had TO turn the heat
on a few members OF Congress
UhoSe official conduct appeared
deserving OF close analysts By
Journalists not afraid TO 0ive the
findings.
Thanks to them. some close
congressional alliances nth Ger
man Bunds. Nazi propd0dndists
and foreign agents iDere dis
closed TO haze ertSted during the
days Immediately preceding
Pearl Hdrbor- and for months
aud years previously. The
American people can be grateful
that capable and courageous re-
porterS Ike Pearson and VIM
cheH hare been engaging in
some highly productive e1plor-
inc In places intended TO be
shielded from pryino eyes"
WHEN a colyumist refers 10
his news beats that's Dragging
81. But when Bardla fell, the As
ISOLATED Press sent a memo TO
all its clients reminding them
that they had beaten all the
other news services on that story
by one minute! III. Allen
Smiths newest and funniest
book. Life in Putty Knife Fac
tory" wallops many In the craft.
Better than his Totem Pole"
tome Smith, formerly q re-
porter on the N. Y. World-TeIe-
gram. created the most refresh.
ing feature I'm years--kidding the
weather reports So amusing
were they all. the paper featured
them on the front page.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
one OF Americas best editors,
believed descriptive news stories
should be so vivid that the
reader would feel the same SEN
sations as the reporter One
reporter described how It felt to
be In an airplane Since Ben
nett was interested in planes
land as was usual in such
matters) the reporter was tenn
porarily fired until Bennett gave
his opinion :. Bennett read the
story and finally decided to re-
ward the reporter with bonus
because the story made Ben
nett airsick!
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