SPICY TITBITS WITH BREAKFAST
How Wireless Will Affect Newspapers
JOURNALISM ONCE MORE A SERIOUS PROFESSION
(By Electric Cable—Copyright.] [Aust and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Thursday, 7 p.m.) LONDON, Feb, 3.
Mr. Hamilton Fyfe, editor of the “Daily Herald,” in giving evidence before the Broadcasting Committee, expressed the opinion that a larg e proportion of newspaper readers liked spicy little bits, which could be read going to work. They would be pleased if wireless saved them the trouble by a breakfast-time broadcast. When wireless became universal, the newspapers would become dearer. They would have smaller circulations and advertisements would be less important. Journalism would once more be a serious profession and no commercial interests should delay the inevitable change, BROADCASTING PROGRESS IN NEW ZEALAND. . ■ , . - ft TWO STATIONS WILL BEGIN IN JUNE. ! [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Last Night. A statement as to the progress being made iri regard to the erection of new broadcast stations at Auckland and Christchurch as an outcome of the Dominion rcheme formulated by the Postmaster-General, was made to-day by Mr. W. Goodfellow, a director of the Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand, Limited. Mr. Goodfellow stated that as an outcome of its efforts, the company had now received definite advice from the' Western Electric Company that every effort was being mad e to ship, for arrival in June, two transmitting plants for the stations at Auckland and Christchurch. A few months mire, he concluded, would see the the inauguration of a first-class service at Auckland and Christchurch. Meanwhile, the improvements already effected had met with the general approval of listeners and had resulted in a stream of encouraging good wishes, which, the company felt, was distinctly gratifying.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3263, 5 February 1926, Page 7
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280SPICY TITBITS WITH BREAKFAST Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3263, 5 February 1926, Page 7
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