THE 'YELLOW' PRESS IN LONDON

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 37, 6 November 1937, Page 4

THE 'YELLOW' PRESS IN LONDON

"Sensational Newspapers" Denounced NO GOOD TO NATION •To my disgust they had changed from bad to worse, if that was possible. They were the most horrible thing in England." This comment was made by Canon C. MortimerJones in his talk to Hastings Rotarxans yesterday when he made passing reference to a section of . the Press in Lonion. He said he had been impressed, but most unfavourably, with many of the cheap newspapers. One searcihed through them for news of interest but found only news that was purely sensational and this was the "stuff" t'lat was fed to the majority of the people. There are other papers, of course, like The Times, Daily Telegraph and Morning Post that were quite respfectable papers, but they cost twopence The cheap press, however, published such useless news, or so-ealled news, dished-up with big headlines, photographs of girls nude as it was possible for them to be; and there .was alinost invariably an aVticle somewtiere in the paper on nudism. . • "It certainly is no good to the nation," he said, and went on to mention a particular ineident in *Whieh hj was more or less personally intCrested. During his visit a son of a consin oi his was married and the wedding reception was held in a fashionable hotel. Eeporters came uninvited and mingled with the guests and took photographs. The following day on the front page of one paper was a big' headline about "Former Typist Marries Boss." "The bride certainly had been secre- 1 tary but she was most indignant about the publicity because it snggested that she was being honoured by 'the boss' whereas, naturally she felt that she was honouring him, really, as most women do," said the speaker with a smile. "Still, she was an extremely nice girl and her father, who held an important position, as well as the heads of the firm of the bridegroom, were equally upset and annoyed. "The whole thing was a make-up for they described the thrill the bride' said she had when Mr — first invited her out to dinner. The bride had not been interviewed so could not have said anything about the thrill, even if she had experierced one. "I suppose these papers have got to live right up to what they think are the times, but I c .nnot make out what they -do it for really," he said.