Show I Responsibility of the Press Americans who visit Europe arc are often shocked to witness the irresponsibility of the press as it now operates in inmost inmost inmost most countries It is true that in metropolitan cesspools in inthe inthe inthe the United States there is also a sensational press BUT nUT GENERALLY speakIng speaking speak speak- ing taking the Ute whole US U.S. press into view which in includes includes includes in- in the average small and size middle town US U.S. journalism journal journal- ism is Js far more responsible in reporting political and government government govern govern- ment events Ulan than is the European European European Eur Eur- press That is not to sa say we are arc arcas areas areas as thorough for Ol we arc not feature in our newspapers as much serious analysis in the treatment of or the political sphere But it t is to say that and that is not to say that we wein wein wein in reporting scandal and try ing to make scandal in gov gov- government government government and out the European European Euro press has reached a low level le THE RECENT report of Lord Denning on the Pro Pro- fumo Affair is Js an illustration of or the point While the leading American newspaper p published pub pub- u b in Europe ran a headlIne headline headline head head- line Denning Report Clears Macmillan Ministers 1 most London newspapers reported that the report rebuked I Macmillan and his government govern govern- I ment The British inclined to tomake tomake tomake make a flap out of each new turn then had another round of oC excitement and speculation and suggestion concerning Macmillan's retirement his resignation etc Macmillan i of or course showed courage and leadership by having Denning make the study and by printing printing print print- ing lug the report and making it public to all TilE THE TREND in journalism almost ever everywhere where has been to stress the sensational or create it it to display the gory goryan an the shocking in pictures and to use the Hollywood technique generally |