THE JOURNALIST OF THE FUTURE.

Bush Advocate, Volume IX, Issue 668, 27 August 1892, Page 6

THE JOURNALIST OF THE FUTURE.

There are to be no ignoramuses in the journalism of the future. A special committee of the institute of tho profession has prepared a report in which it is recommended that candidates for admission to membership must pass an examination iu — (a) The English Language. (b) English Literature. (c) English Constitutional and Political History. (d) Political and Physical Geography. They must also have a "sufficient knowledge" of (e) Latin. (f) Either French or German. And " Home acquaintance " with (g) Universal History. But perhaps the most important recommendation of all is that, every candidate shall bo examined in "The Principles of the Law of Newspaper Libel." This (says tho "Pall Mall Gazette") is certainly a poser ; and any journalist who gucceods in showing that he has mastered the law of lilsel will bo woll worthy of all the honors which his colleagues can bestow. The ouly addition wo can suggest is an examination in Tho Law of Newspaper Copyright. But who would bo competent to examine ? Fancy if a studoat. trained ia tho "St. Jamea's" ofljeo and coached byMrEigby, Q.C., wero to be examined by a member of the "Timos's" staff or by Mr Cozens- Hardy, Q .C.'>.