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.Appendix XXXLetter to The Times by Tom Clarke ’The Making of Journalists An Advertisementof 140 Years Ago’. Tuesday Nov 1st 1949.Sir, Lord Kemsley’s letter clears the air. It recognized the important distinctionbetween ’education’ and ’training’ for journalism. The experience of several yearsas Director of Practical Journalism in the ill-fated diploma course at LondonUniversity enables me fully to endorse Lord Kemsley’s conclusions. Like other(but more formally organized) professions, journalism must surely link up with theuniversities for education, and, for training, with centres where the profession ispracticed. Space, I fear, forbids detailed exposition of ways and means; but if anyfuture Press Council seeks to lay down the necessary qualifications for a journalistit might do worse than take as a text (as I did for my students) the followingadvertisment in The Times for an editor more than 140 years ago’-’Literary Employment.- to superintend a long-established and respectableLITERARY CONCERN, a GENTLEMAN is WANTED who combines withliberal education a general knowledge of the work, and intimate acquaintance withthe occurrences of the present times.., an active mind and the habits of attentionare also essentially necessary. Some acquaintance with the mechanicalarrangements of the Press would be desirable, though it is not essential’Yours truly,TOM CLARKE.Great Dene, East Horsley, Oct 29.277MOD100051448