Editorial December 16, 1911 Issue

GUARDING THE HOME

Archibald McLellan

In these days of competitive sensationalism in the newspaper field, it sometimes seems as if all consideration for the home life of the people has been lost sight of in the efforts made by the newspapers to outdo each other in reporting the scandalous and salacious details of some case which happens to be on trial or in the exploitation of some crime that has been committed. Because we are condemning the evil itself rather than the persons concerned, we refrain from mentioning the name of any city or paper; but it is to be deplored that such a condition seems to exist in one of our principal cities at the present time, and the only excuse offered in defense of it is that the publishers believe their patrons desire to read such stuff. This, however, is scarcely to be considered flattering to the community as a whole, and in proof that the desire for "news" of this kind is not unanimous, in this particular city at least, we quote the following resolutions, which were adopted by one of its leading women's clubs, and all other women's clubs were asked to endorse:—

Whereas, certain daily papers in this city are continually giving in revolting detail the accounts of crimes and scandals, setting forth the same in the most conspicuous manner; and,

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