Aurriexw Nant Ma tusea 8 26 Dailg 66 World-gazing, are You?" asks Uncle Chris. 6 No star-gazing for you every day the world comes to your armchair. 66 From the teeming acres of London Paris from lonely, sun-baked Woomera, South Australia from anywhere that news is made it' $ swiftly gathered-~and news agencies vie with cach other to get it to you a soon as they can. Your desire to have the truth quickly is all-important: What' $ more, you want to know what' $ happening in Hamilton or in Hokitika or Hungahunga. You want to know and you want to have it straight: And because you want these things the great news-gathering gervices of the world have come into being; and newspapers are in competition for your custom. A bit of a difference from when I was young: Remember the way they tacked the first copy off the press on the newspaper' 8 bulletin board ? Sometimes the news was months old. There' ve been vast changes and no mistaking: Changes that have meant progress. 6 And these news-gathering and newspaper industries are typical private enterprises. Firstly, there was the aim to meet a public need; second,there has always been competition to do this Sn and com- petition, as always, has induced efficiency, promoted progress:, 66 These typical private enterprises have created new opportunities, good employment and, as always, have brought benefits to the public 99 at large:' Inserted in the interests of all sections of the community by the Ascaciated Chambers of Commerce of New Zealana 63C Md d
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 714, 20 March 1953, Page 11
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257Page 11 Advertisement 2 New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 714, 20 March 1953, Page 11
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