Exhibit JC42 - The Leveson Inquiry

For Distribution to CPsAppendicesAppendix XXIXTraining For Journalism Experiment At London UniversityThe Times, Saturday Dec 14th 1935The first term of a five year’s experiment in the Course of Joumalism at London University wasdescribed by Mr. Tom Clarke, Director of Practical Joumalism at the University, when he wasentertained at luncheon, at the Caf6 Royal yesterday, by Colonel E.F. Lawson (chairman of theJoumalism Committee), Sir Leicester Harmsworth; and Sir Harry Brittain.Mr. Clarke said that the practical side of the work had been considerably developed. The chief clerkat Bow Street Police Court had allowed the presence of four students twice a week to do practicalreporting, and, with the approval of Sir RolIo Graham-Campbell, ’the Chief Magistrate, provided themwith accommodation. Six student reports were sent each week to the London County Council, and theattendance of two student reporters was permitted at the periodical conferences with the Press atBroadcasting House. The Port of London Authority provided facilities for students looking for newsstories about ships, and docks and warehouses, about ivory imports, and wool sales, and wine storage.Nearly 100 had already been on such practical assignments at the docks. The other days a party ofstudents went to describe the arrival of the M.P.s at the opening of the new Parliament. Their copy hadto be handed in within two hours, as if it were for an evening paper. The work was on the wholecreditably done. Other assignments had included visits to exhibitions and receptions. Advertisingagencies had permitted visits for students to leam ’how advertisements happen’, and there was greatcompetition among the students for the six places assigned for reporting the Prince of Wales at theannual meeting of the Travel Association this week.Every week they received actual and current Press Association copy to study and work on and fromtime to time, also, Reuter’s sent them copy to deal with. The Post Office had supplied a quantity ofpress telegraph forms and the students actually wrote action news stories on such forms; parties alsovisited the Central Telegraph Office and International Telephone Exchange to study the transmission ofnews.If this course did not serve the newspapers it was useless, declared Mr. Clarke. He believed therewas an increasing demand for newspaper work of higher quality. This was the justification for the newstep. Education for the journalist was surely an essential public service, and in that service theUniversity of London had led the way in showing its desire to cooperate with the newspapers. On thequestion of f’mance, Mr. Clarke said that the students cost twice as much as their fees, the deficit beingmade up by grants from the State and L.C.C., and on the practical side by the generosity of a fewnewspaper owners. The future depended on the support of the profession. If they had another £2,000 ayear they could proceed with a scheme nearer their ideals and hold up their heads to their Americanrivals.Those who accepted invitations to be present included:-Mr. J.C. Akerman, Major J.J. Astor, Mr. Herbert Bailey, Mr. R. M. Barrington-Ward, Mr. PercyBayley, Mr. E. Benn, Sir Enest Benn, Mr. Stanley Nell, Mr. Adrian Berrill, Mr. R.D.Blumenfield, Jr.J.H. Brebner, Sir Robert Bruce, Mr..J.E. Butt, Lord Camrose, Sir Emsley Carl Mr. A. Christiansen, Mr.A.L.Cranfield, Mr. B.F. Crosfield, Mr. A.J. Cummings, Mr. A.L. Currhoys, Mr. E.W. Davies, Mr. J.Wentworth Day, Sir Edwin Deller, Mr. J.S. Elias, Colonel Ivor Fraser, Mr. G. H. Gater, Mr WilliamGraham, Dr. W.R.Halliday, Dr. G. B. Harrison, Mr. Esmond Harmsworth, Sir Harold Harmsworth, Mr.B. Rickatson-Hat, Mr. H. J. Heitner, Mr. Kenneth Henderson, Mr. H.N. Heywood, Mr. J. B. Homan,Mr. E. Hukinson.Lord Illiffe, Mr. Allan Jean, Miss Jebb, Sir Roderick Jones, Mr. T. Korda, Sir Walter Layton,Mr.Albert Leek, Mr. Robert Lynd, Sir Thomas McAra, Mr. Percival Marshall, Mr. T. H. Marshall, Mr.Henry Martin, Major Gladstone Murray, Mr. A. Paterson, Mrs Peacocke, Mr. F. Peaker, Mr. O.Pulvermacher, Mr. J.R. Raynes, Mr. E.W. Record, Professor A. W. Reed, Mr. H. M. Richardson, Mr. E.J. Robertons, Mr. N. Robson, Mr. E.W. Russell, Professor Sisson, Mr. W. Lints Smith, Sir GeorgeSutton, Sir Stephen Tallents, Mr. H.A. Taylor, Mr. H.E. Turner, Mr A.E. Watson, Sir Robert Webber,and Mr. William Will.276MOD100051447