In its handbook, which has just come to hand he B.5.C. complacent remarks "The schoo! broadcasts get e unqualified oise than ost any other part of the B.B.C's output cept the news." That was probably written some weeks ago, or at least before the cam-has paign which as been conducted in the British sp Press, and particularly "The Times" on the quality of the news broadcasts, which it w claimed inter alia conveyed too much depressing contributing to that peculiar state which s now being described as the "jitters." somewhat surprising that the Press should have néulged in this attack, for if anyone should know the difficulties of disseminating news it is should be them. With a substantial editorial staff n the B.B.C. headquarters, it is nevertheless dependent upon the same news services as the papers themselves. ough many of the latter he is maintain considerable numbers of correspondents abroad who help them to deal more effectively with the output of the various news agencies than can the B.B.C. One thing which critics of the news broadcasts generally overlook, is the difference between the spoken anà the written word. There can be no question of what is meant by the latter, for it can be almost permanently retained. The broadcaster cannot even repeat himself, end having said
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