Local Body Censors Again Under Fire
Support for the opinions expressed by the president of the Newspaper Proprietors’* Association, Mr R. D. Horton, on- Friday, when he criticised the tendency among local bodies to censor news at its source, was given by the Mayor of Auckland, Mr J. A. C. Allum. He said that if democracy was to be preserved, the, public must be told what was happening in public affairs;
“I think it is the responsibility of all who are elected to public positions to acquaint the people with their views on public matters, and also to let them know what is transpiring,” said Mr Allum. “I agree entirely that the tendency to shroud public affairs with secrecy is a bad thing. When there is evasion and concealment we begin to lose our democracy-.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 1, 29 September 1948, Page 5
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135Local Body Censors Again Under Fire Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 1, 29 September 1948, Page 5
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