Exhibit JC42 - The Leveson Inquiry

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For Distribution to CPsHacks and Dons - Teaching at the London University Journalism School 1919-1939: Its origin,development and influence.~a November 10 ’h 1925.~7 August 24 ’~ 1925, A.C. Seward, Master’s Lodge, Downing College.18 Professor Kirkcaldy, September 1 ~’ 1925.t9 July pt 1925, ’Education for Journalists, Existing Facilities,’ The Journalist. Hamson was renownedfor always having a book ’on the go’ at work. See his entry in Dicionary of Labour Biography.2o ibid.21 ibid plus August 1925: (ii) organised reading courses.22 Mainly Liverpool study circle. June 1927; January 1930; November 1930.23 July 1925. Existing Facilities.24 ibid. August 1925.25 MSS 86/1/NEC/8 March 17 th 1926, W.H. Price to J.S. Dean, and the next three quotes. Prof.(laterLord) Evans (1899-1982) was later involved with journalism at London University (see appendixXXVII).26 ibid. It was almost 50 years before the National Council for the Training of Journalists published its 5volume series on newspaper editing and design, written and edited by Sir Harold Evans.27 The Journalist, June 1925, ’Efficiency Certificates’.2g ibid. Compare Newspaper Society Monthly Circular, April 1944, ’What Shall We Teach?’29 The institute Journal, Vol. 14.30 ibid. Vol Xlll No. 114, Sept!Oct. 1925, p. 94. The Cambridge meeting discussed a postgraduatediploma.3t 17 references, 1919-32; Newspaper Society Circular: 16 references, 1923-32. There were another 14in The Journalist between 1932 and 1938.32 ibid.33 References include (i) J.G. Gregson, Chairman reconstituted Education Committee, 1936 in 7heJournalist, January 1936 (ii) Letter from A.!t. Atkins, February 1929, probationary member (iii) ’old’un’s’ letter, January 1927.34 Monthly Circular, August 1922, London University Diploma.35 ibid. October/November 1925, p. 168-71, "the course in "Writing for the Press" is known as the"practical courses", has been extended and remodeled.’ See appendix XX and XXI.36See Table 111, p. 135.37 The Journalist, February 1931, ’Regulating Entry Into Journalism’.3g Ibid. J.G. Gregson talk to East Lancashire Branch Dinner. Gregson was Vice@resident of the N.U.J.in 1931 and President in 1932. He was responsible for the Liverpool Lecture Circle and organised the1931/2 lecture season.39 Aldwyn F. Porter, Coventry and Warwickshire Branch, The Journalist, March 1930.40 ibid. April 1930, p.85.4t ibid. The University minutes of the Journalism Committee report that no further action was taken onthe proposal for an external diploma, after long consideration. JCM Minute 34, February 2 "a 1932.42 The Journalist, April/May 1931, p. 90 See Ch. 6, p. 79.43 MCR M S S 86/1/NEC/9. N.E.C. Meeting June 29 a’ 1931. The Admin. Committee minutes for July 31 ~tnote that the President and General Secretary met the Newspaper Society to point out that the Institutewas not representative of working journalists in the provinces.44 ibid. N.E.C. January 16 th 1932.45 The Journalist, July 1931 did not mention that the L. ~ZJ.S.Gazette, the students’ newspaper forDiploma students was edited by Tom Winter, NUJ Exhibitioner, for May 1931, issue who retired earlyfrom the BBC in 1970 as Assistant Editor News, BBC Television. In the April/May, 1931 issue of ?heJournalist former Diploma for Journalism student, F.C. Roberts (a postwar Home News Editor of TheTimes) wrote about ’N.U.J. prejudice’ against the University course and pointed out that he knewseveral former students who were N.U.J. members. In the July, 1931 edition the Union’s GeneralSecretary, tI.M. Richardson wrote in to say ex-students ’are good members.’46 TNA 1361146, dated January 11 tt’ 1941.47 lbid. (quotes from H.A.L. Fisher, ’An Unfinished autobiography’)48 ibid. Terms of Reference, February 21 a 1941.49 For example, postwar requirements for extra psychiatrists were estimated at 20 per annum, while 5 to6,000 extra Youth Leaders would be needed. The Society of Women Housing Managers estimated theycould train up to 60 students a year.50 The Report has reference F.T. (44) Second Report, December, 1944 and paragraphs 55-7 refer toJournalism.5t TNA LAB 18/179. reference F.T. (44) 17 has five paragraphs of 97 lines.52 ibid.179MOD100051350
For Distribution to CPsThe influence of the Diploma for Journalism on the National Union of Journalists and futurejournalism training and education53 TNA LAB 18/180 (reference F.T. (44) 33, dated April 13, 1944 Note of a meeting of the subcommittee.Lord I1ankey in the chair with 4 representatives of Journalists’ Advisory Committee to theAppointments Department of Ministry of Labour and National Service.54 ibid.55 see note 51, above.56 Newspaper Society, Monthly Circular, June 1944, p. 86.57 ibid. ’The Future of the Journalism Diploma Course, London University,’ by Norman Robson,September 1943 p. 172, and next three quotes.58 MRC MSS 8611/NEC119. Education Committee, September 16 th 1944 NEC recommend approachingCarnegie Trust, Nuffield Foundation... to contribute towards maintenance and development of thecourse (NEC meeting November 24 th 1944) Also Letter from N.U.J. Education Officer dated August22 "d 1944, giving estimates of financial requirements... MSS 86/3 (see Appendix XXll)59 Newspaper Society Monthly Circular, May, 1946, p.88.6o Institute Journal, July 1946, p. 93/4.6~ ltarrison to Clarke 8th November 1937.62 Estimated contribution from ’journalistic organisations’ was £2,000 to £3,000.63 Exhibitions 1924-28, Monthly Circzdar, February 1929. See Appendix XXI.64 SMM ST2/1/23. This is the only reference to the School of Journalism from the University.65 Institute Journal, March 1944, p. 35/6.66 ibid, December 1944.67 ibid. January 1945.68 The Times, August 18 th 1945.69 King’s College Archives, c.1944/45.70 Lord Hunt in conversation with the author, 1977.71 Memorandum by Robert Somerville and Alan Hunter dated May 1945 (MRC MSS 86/1/NEC/20)indicates that the Union was the first to have its scheme on paper.72 Newspaper Society Monthly Circular, July-August 1944 and September-October 1944 (NUJ ’no’ totripartite talks).73 ibid. March 1946, May 1946.74 ibid. April 1947, p.775 ibid. March 1948, p.9076 ibid. June 1948, 9.20877 ibid. November 1948 p. 296-8 ’Training of Junior Journalists’.78 The Journalist, November 1951, p. 163. Obituary H.T. 1 tamson. See also Middlesex Advertiser andGazette, September 21 = 1951.79 Newspaper Society Monthly Circular, April 1952.80 ibid. When eventually instituted only one Diploma examination was held.8J ibid. July 1952, p206, H.C. Strick, BA., B.SC. tie had been advisor on Training to ll.M. Treasury.82 ibid. July 1952, p. 228. See also J.D. Wright, 1979. Ph.D. Thesis on the N.C.T.J. for a review of itsfirst 25 years.83 ’Refresher for Journalists’ (1946). Six Monthly lesson notes with sixteen weekly reporting and subeditingexercises and two monthly legal papers. There is also an Education Committee paper titled’Refresher Course’ dated June 23 Fd 1944. Student numbers are given in MRC MSS 86/1/NEC/20, as600.84 MRC MSS 86/1/NEC/20 dated April 7 ~u 1946 and Institute of Journalists The Journal, July 1946.85 TNA HO 251/213. Policy Committee file.86 TNA CAB 129/11, July, 1946.87 Royal Commission on the Press, 1949, Cmnd. 7700.88 TNA HO 251/213 and 218.89 TNA tlO 251/2189o TNA HO 251/21791 TNA HO 251/213. Attack on Northcliffe is in ’England, 1870-1914792 TNA HO 251/173 Paper 189.93 TNA HO 251/251. Paper 58, Hamson’s evidence.94 ibid.95 See Chapter Eight on monitoring student progress.96 Cmnd. 7700. Report of Royal Commission on the Press, 1949.97 Beaverbrook’s opinion is quoted in Beverley Baxter, Strange Street.98 All references in this section, unless stated otherwise, are from TNA files ttO 251/252 ’Training andRecruitment of Journalists’ and 251/213 ’Training’ file.180MOD100051351
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