Exhibit JC42 - The Leveson Inquiry

For Distribution to CPsHacks and Dons - Teaching at the London University Journalism School 1919-1939: Its origin,development and influence.London’s unwillingness to continue the Diploma course, in May 1946, itwas anticipating receiving the N.U.J.’s scheme for training juniorjournalists. 73Although there were major disagreements with the Union over selectionof recruits, with Andrews leading this attack, 74 a year later Mr Hamson reentersthe arena, this time in the Newspaper Society colours seekin9 to:’minimise the divergence between the conflicting views, urging thenecessity of settin9 up a trainin9 scheme at the earliest possible moment. ’75Mr. Hamson’s wish seemed to come true within three months when theSociety expressed its willingness to establish a National Advisory Council, 76in which representatives of all sides would be included, to ’establish atraining scheme for junior journalists.’ However, nothing had materializedby November 1948, as the Society informed the Royal Commission on thePress, 77 with both sides (i.e. Union and Society) blaming each other for thedelay. The Newspaper Society said it had no quarrels with the Union on thetraining aspects of the scheme, just on the selection which they interpretedas interfering with the editorial power of selection of staff.The Apprenticeship Authonty was called in to try and help solve thisimpasse, but it was not until 1951 that the nucleus of a National AdvisoryCouncil was in embryonic form, including, among its members, Mr. NormanRobson and Mr. E. Jay and Mr. H.S. Tonynbee, the Union’s EducationOfficer; these three had all involved themselves in the question ofeducation for journalism and the one man, on the Union side, who hadworked so hard for this, Mr. Hamson, ’our first great educationist, ’78 onlylived a few months after the announcement.At a series of conferences early in 1952 the National Advisory Councilagreed on details for a General Proficiency Test and Certificate of Training,spread over a three-year basic course, while a Vocational TrainingCommittee deliberated on draft articles for indentudn9 junior journalists andthe National Diploma Committee, chaired by Mr. Norman Robson, outlineddetails for the advanced course. These would be required to submit athesis, after 18 months, on a subject of their own choice: ’The object.., is toencourage journalists to extend their interests beyond the point of acquiringa 9eneral level of education and a recognized degree of technicalcompetence.’ 79Candidates for the Diploma would also take examinations which wouldinclude: ’... practical tests of journalistic knowledge; questions on thestructure of the newspaper industry; the relation of various departments toeach other and the history of journalism. ’8° The National Advisory Councilalso commissioned a Manual of Training, and proofs of this were availableat its next meetings on May 25 t" and 26 t", when the appointment of its first,full-time, Executive Officer, H.C. Strick, was announced. 81 On June 111"1952, the General Purposes Committee of the Newspaper Society, sittingin lieu of the Council, approved a contribution of £650 to the new Council’sbudget, estimated at £2,500 for its first year, exclusive of rent and rates. Sothe National Advisory Council for the Training and Education of JuniorJournalists began its independent existence on July 1 st 1952. 8zThe N.U.J. contributed to all these meetings and, additionally, sought theagreement of its members at a Special Delegate Meting, in 1946, to the]6!MOD100051332