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,There is still no examination for entry to journalism. In the past the majority ofrecruits just "drifted" in, the younger ones from ordinary or secondary schools, theelder ones from public schools or universities. The newspaper office slogan was,"Catch em young" for practical training, and the question of training often becameconfused with that of education. What happened, of course, under this haphazardsystem - if system it can be called - was that education stopped at sixteen orthereabouts for most lads going into journalism and they were pitchforked intonewspaper offices to get any further education as they went along. The JournalismDiploma Course is recognised by all responsible men in the profession as a majorstep towards a better system of recruiting men and women for serious journalism.They realised that after this war we cannot afford to be the one great countrywithout a university course for journalism.Records of journalism students are difficult to trace. The following is a list ofsome we have heard of from time to time. It is very incomplete; but it will serve asan indication of how the students fared in various branches of Press work. It shouldbe remembered that many of the students who attended the reconstructed coursefrom 1935 to 1939 were of necessity absorbed into the services and no records ofthem are available.(Where brackets [ ] are used this indicates later information added by the author.The list has been checked against Senate lists of Diploma awards and class lists forthe years 1921-2, 1927-8, 1935-9. Those who received the award of Diploma are inbold CAPITALS. Those underlined in CAPITALS were awarded a Certificate afterthe war as they only studied 1938/39. Where the surname is in italics, then norecord has been found; if it is underlined it means no award was made to thatname. Tom Clarke’s original list, from which I worked, was a poor photocopy andmistakes in names may arise from my inability to read his writing.)Barrin~ton-Hudson, (1927-8) b. 1908. Feature writer S.Dispatch; Ed’l staffMorning Post; Asst Ed Empire magazine; Pathe Gazette commentator.Beaumont., Elisabeth, (1938-9) Daily Mirror.Bethell, Eva (1935-7) Successful f/1 till marriage 1940.BLACKBURN, A (1938-9) Showing promise when called up. Wounded,permanent invalid.Bloom, Ursula [letter to FH says never on the course].BOOTH, Marjorie (1936-8) Women’s Page Editor, Natal Mercury, laterAdmiralty, London.BURDON, Tom (1929-31) Newcastle World, Sunday Express, Gainsboro (Films?)Press Publicity Director.Bradley, Mary (1935-6) M.O.I. special writer.Chen Mildred (1936-9) Chinese Embassy.CHRIST, George [ 1921-3] Daily Telegraph Parliamentary Corr.Christie, Elsa (1937-8) Drapers’Record till marriage.CLARKE, Evelyn (1935-7) Farmer & Stockbreeder editorial dept.CLARKE, John C. (1935-7) Daily Express, Manchester. Evening Standard,London. Director, Globe news agency, Calcutta.Currie_, Eleanor (1936-8) Sunday Chronicle, then The Queen.DEAN, Basil (1934-6) Daily Herald, Hamilton Star, (Ontario). Press Officer,Canadian Air Force.297MOD100051468