Bigger Newspapers For Britons

Chronicle (Levin), 6 January 1949, Page 5

Bigger Newspapers For Britons

Received Woilnosday, 7 .p.m. LOXDOX, Jan. 5. Since it was announcod that extn. newspriiit was to bo made available, many newspapers have beon protnising their roaders bigger, better an'd brighter editions. The change allows an increase in size to-six pagos three times a week for those dailies which had endeavoured to inaintuin their circulation by a smallef edilion; and for those which had retained the six pages and allowed their circulation to fall it means an increased number of copies. Judging by the first issues, most oi the popular papers have plumped for feature articlos on a variety of subjeets to fill their extra pages, and some have also reintroduced strip cartoons. Particular attention appears to have i>een paid to articles for women, wliile i , the spaee devoted to sport has alsoj: been increased. The Dajly Telegraph declared that the increase in newsprint supplies; means that "oue of the vital consti' tuents of frocdom of the Press is restorod 1o Ihe British public," and the Daily Exfircss rcmnrked: " Freedom of the Press means a little more today.'The Daily Alail's liumorist, Lane Xorcott, made fun of the announcenients heralding bigger papers. ' ' From next Friday, " hc said, ''this tiny department will expand and become delinitely small. It will contain more fullstops, more commas and more italics. Also, if our collcagues are not using them at the timo, it will includc an occasional witty footnote. What lieart burnings that will cause on both sides of the Atlantic!" The Daily Telegraph published a car- 1 toon of a liusband and wife at brealc- ; fast, both immersed in reading newspapers. The eaption was, "Peace in our time. " 1 I