JOURNALISM IN NEW ZEALAND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 51, 22 June 1914, Page 4

JOURNALISM IN NEW ZEALAND.

Journalism in New Zealand received a nigh tribute from the Kev. J. I) Jones, M.A., 8.D., of Bournemouth, England, and one of the most prominent of England’s Congregational ministers, who is at present on a visit to New Zealand. In an interview with a representative of the Otago Daily rimes, he said: —l have noticed that your papers are all of a very good class. They are more like the English papers than any others. They avoid the loud “scare” journalism of the United States, and very wisely. But die English cables that appear in them are laughable—worse than laughable, they convey, in many cases, impres,ions which are entirely wrong. They send out trumpery things, and neglect those which are of importance. For instance, they sent out the other day an account of the scene in the House if Commons, where the Earl of M interoou called Mr Lloyd George a liar. To send that convoys a misinterpretation of what is taking place in the imperial Parliament. Lord AV interton is notorious for his insults. The cables ire very biassed against the Liberal Government. ft is a serious tiling that the actions ot the Liberals should bus be wrongly presented to the peode of New Zealand,' who should bo to realise what is n fact, that it has the interest of the overseas Dominions as much at heart as have the Tories. The misinterpretation is a grave danger from the highest Imperialistic point of view. I think, also, that your papers, misled by the cable reports, are inclined to oiaggeiato the Home Rule disturbances. When T left England the country was quite olacid about the matter. ' The general belief was that the matter would soon be settled. Mr J. A. Spender, one of the foremost English journalists, lias declared that it will be settled by July. The Englishman has a great genius for compromise, «ud ous cannot help thinking that it will avail him now.