JOURNALISTIC BOYCOTTING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 92, 27 March 1883, Page 2

JOURNALISTIC BOYCOTTING.

From an article on " Dummyism," m the Dunedin Echo last week, we extract the following : — " We are glad that public attention should so be directed to onr land laws as the JPress has done this j week, and we hope that one rumour prevalent m Dunec in is not true. It is said that because of his attitude on this ; and other questions, a certain editor's services will not be required . We suppose we would cot err m calling this a piece of boycotling. Let us hope that the freedom of the Press is not a mere name, and foi criticising the action of public men, and public acts, and public administration, no newspaper proprie* tor yean afford to punish an editor. When we think of the straits newspapers are reduced to m new Zealaud, we re- ! joice we have not had to do as other? have done. When a newspaper editor j has to tremble before advertisers, and slave before directors, his soul goes into his boots, and his articles become useless'as a guide to public opinion." We (Southern exchange) agre« with the Echo, but we are sorry to say that the rumour referred to, by our contemporai y is only too true. A meeting of the Directors of the Otago Daily Times was held the other day, when it was decided to dispense with the sei vices of Mr James A shchoft, the editor. As Mr AshPROFt has to receive six months'; . notice, tne paper will be; under, his icWge for some time to come. His successor is not named.