Shooting From The Air

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31409, 30 June 1967, Page 10

Shooting From The Air

Sir,—l wish to refute a statement allegedly made by me at the meeting of the North Canterbury Deerstalkers’ Association on June 22, and published in “The Press” on June 24. Clause 3 of the association’s strict code of ethics reads: “Respect the property of others.” Any proven breach of this would be punishable by expulsion from the association as well as, of course, by law. It is regrettable that a reporter should resort to changing legitimate discussion into a shock statement to impress his readers. This type of reporting tends to discourage organisations from having the press present at their meetings.—Yours, etc.,

G. W. McQUEEN. June 29, 1967. [We regret that our report of the meeting of the North Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association incorrectly attributed to Mr McQueen a remark made by some one else. Our reporter asked the chairman to identify the speakers at the close of the meeting; and we are satisfied that there was a misunderstanding. We are also satisfied that in other respects the report was a fair and accurate precis of a long discussion.—Ed., “The Press.”]