BRITISH CENSORSHIP
HONEST RULES PRESSMAN EXPLAINS (Reed. Dec. 4, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, Dec. 2. In a lengthy analysis and explanation of the British censorship, the London correspondent of the New York Times says it is no more a serious barrier to the truthful presentation of news than the United States libel laws. It is the straightforward and honest rule of law with nothing sinister as is daily demonstrated. It applies no suppression, except naval and military secrets.
The correspondent gives examples of unfavourable news that the censors have passed and adds that there has been more talk about less censorship in Britain than anywhere in Europe, one reason being that the idea implicit in the word censorship is abhorrent to the British people as to the Americans.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20111, 4 December 1939, Page 8
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128BRITISH CENSORSHIP Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20111, 4 December 1939, Page 8
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