Bruce Napier wrote: > On 19 Sep 2007, at 10:10, Michael Clarke wrote: > >> I too must congratulate Adrian on the article in WW, extremely well >> written and it made all the right points. I'm pleased to see an article >> in WW that pulled no punches less it upset BW or WW advertisers. >> >> > Ever since reading this, I've been trying to track down the quote by, I > think, the rumbustious Daily Mail editor, Saffer (?sp) "The freedom of > the press is the freedom to publish those of the proprietor's > convictions which will not upset the advertisers", but haven't > succeeded.
Hannen Swaffer (1879-1962) http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/quotes/favourite/hannen_swaffer "Freedom of the press in Britain means freedom to print such of the proprietor's prejudices as the advertisers don't object to" I haven't found where and under what circumstances it was said. Andrew Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
