PARLIAMENT AND THE PRESS.
j-t- is a flattering tribute to the influence wielded tby the 'Pre.sis of this Dominion that Parliament shouild deVote a .whole evening ,to the dtscussion cf its merits -and demerits. As Parliaiinfent is maintained at the will of the people, so also is the Press. A'ny curtailment of privileges of the Press is' a curtailment of the privileges of the people. This aspect of the question should not be lost sight of iby politicians. , That newspapers exercise a potent influence in the moulding of public opinioni is recognised. And it 'is the/knowllcdge of the responsibility attaching >to> the power vested in' them ■that causes newspaper editors to exercise the most scrupulous car-© in the .'dissemination of news and the vehtilatiion of opiniiV.l. it is a,s fortunate for the people that they have a newspaper Piress which is fearless ct the oraticismis of political mount-e----fjamkis, as it d« fortunate for tho Press mid tiie community that the people have the .power of disraiminating between opinions expressed in: print.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10685, 3 August 1912, Page 4
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171PARLIAMENT AND THE PRESS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10685, 3 August 1912, Page 4
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