Milford chronicle., 1962-11-09
Greet Day Foreseen
For Some Satellites

join me in envisioning the day
when newspaper page facsimiles
will be bounded off communica-
tions satellites"
This forecast by DR.. Frank Luth-
er Mott, dean emeritus of the Uni
versity of Missouri School of Jour-
nafism, is made In the current
50th Anniversary issue Of QUILL.
magazine for journalists published
by Sigma Delta Chi.
A similar prediction appearing
In the November 1OS-page is sue
which has the theme. american
Journalism: Past, Present and Fu-
ture," Is made by DR.. Herman M.
Weisman. chairman of the division
OF technical journalism at Colorado
Safe University. He forecasts:
"A newspaper reader of tomor-
row, 25 or so years from today,
sitting in his easy chair. will be
able to press a control switch at
his fingertips. and. 10, on a screen
on his wall will be revealed the
news of the day. Perhaps he will
be reading about explorations
the moon. on Mars, or on Jupiter.
Along with the printed text pro-
jeoted on his screen will be NOV
ing pictures. relayed by commune
cation satellites, showing the earth
explorers doing their work"
Regarding broadcast journalism
of tomorrow, Walter Cronkite, CHS
news correspondent, writes, "T h
television reporter of the future
Will go to the scene with camera
the size OF a Rolleiflex and a
shoulder kit the size of an airline
overnight bag. He'll shoot his pic
ture which. at the editors discre-
tion back in the newsroom, either
will be transmitted directly to the
viewing audience. relayed back to
the office or held for transmission
later. Sending the picture will be
no more complicated than pressing
the button on present-day walkie
talkie."
In addition, Cronkite forsees that
There will be no need for mas
ter OF ceremonies in the studio the
starring role will be taken ava
from an in-studio personality d
returned to the reporter on t h e
story. where it belongs"
Other salient comment in [ h e
issue which marks so years of con-
tinuous publication for QUILL, of |
which Clarence o. Schlaver is now
executive editor. includes:
Magazines Struggle for Su rvi-
VAL" by Roland E. Wolseley, chair
man Of the magazine department |
OF Syracuse University School Of |
Journalism : The future appears
to belong to the specialized maga-
zine. The public Is better educated |
year by year. Its interests become |
more diversified and specialized at
the same time. Information in
depth is wanted. 1t cannot be got
ten from the all-family. broadly
based book which can offer per-
hHps an article or two on any one
interest or an occasional p al |
issue"
The New Breed of Editors" by
Vermont c. Royster. editor of the
Wall Street Journal The read
ers are demanding something diff
ferent for a different world. t h e
Journalism of Pulitzer. Bennett and
Hearst would just be a CONNER
ical flop today. And making due |
allowance for the exceptions the |
newspapers which still try to oper-
ate on the old formulas OF whoop-
ed-up headlines, cheese-cake D c.
lures and wild-flying opinions are
the ones having the most trouble |
In the business office"
The modern breed OF editor is
frightened by nothing SO much as
the fear that he may be a | e d |
irresponsible
Frankly. we would like to know |
what old Horace Greeley or BiSl
Bill Hearst would be saving today
about Berlin or Cuba. There'd be |
nothing pallid about it. Of that you |
can be sure Be that for better
or worse, the old breed Is dying |
and new one Is taking over. |
There's nothing we can do except |
say farewell to the one and hail |
to the other"
'Muckrakers of the New Day" by |
Basil L. Walters OF Newspaper Re-
search Associates while a
tional undertaking is essential. the
most fertile field is local and state. |
1t can be more effective. Cleaning |
the weeds out of The local garden |
rs the surest way to bring about |
national reform through creation |
of a clean political climate and |
sending proper representatives and |
senator's to Washington"
Edmund c. Arnold of Syracuse |
University writes on the t h m e,
Type Isn't Just a Hammer, Jose |
ph Costa. chairman of N a i ona1l
Press PHOTOGRAPHERS Association |
on Camera RETROSPECT and Pros |
pect." and Scott Long. editorial |
cartoonist of the Minneapolis Tri-
bune on "The Political Cartoon
Journalism's Strongest Weapon"
In the field Of journalism edu-
cation. Dr.. Warren X Agee OF Tev-
as Christian University, views OBJ
solescence as a challenge to jour
nalism education. Other views are
expressed by Dewitt C.. Reddick |
and Leslie G. Moeller. heads of the
Schools Of Journalism at Texas
and Iowa Universities. respectively
Sixteen authors are listed in var
led fields OF journalism.
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY