Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 19, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Reaction to report ranges from curses to j ibb file my f from the Kent Royal commission on newspapers Drew eve Thini from curses to guarded a Pival Yii ferday from some of those who testified during commission in in Winnipeg last f think that the kind of big Brak prism that newspapers dont said Fai porn managing editor Mun her Overall opinion of the Sions the commissioners did not ask the right questions at Public 1 think they really of added publisher Don l object to bringing outsiders into the if youre going to have an give him a a tract and then make him responsible out 1 dont think you can operate a they fully the complexities of Harvey expressed reservations about the commissions suggestion that a press review panel be what what St Kent confident of by Michael Doyle Winnipeg free press Ottawa prime minister Trudeau will act on recommendations of the Kent Royal commission on news its chairman said Tom Dean of administrative studies at Dalhousie University said he is confident the government will act because it specifically requested his he said although the Mem failed to act in 1970 when a commission under senator Keith Davey warned of Many of the problems now facing the that report want requested and the government did not pay much attention while the senators hearings were the government does take the prob Lem Kent it is deeply concerned and will give serious consideration to any recommendations we will he suggested Tough report Davey had Praise for the Kent of this is our last Chance to do anything meaningful about press concentration in Davey said i suggested that they should be Tough and they have i am confident that the government of Canada will be just As Kent admitted that the proposed newspaper act and its provision for written guidelines involves the govern ment in newspapers for the first but he said if the report is used As a basis for the Freedom of the press will be sustained because the report is written with newspaper principles and traditions in mind and its principles conform to those of the Canadian daily newspaper publishers Kent also said it is unlikely that any government corporations would be Able to buy into newspapers up for Sale As a result of a new newspaper act because they would be disqualified under the same rules that other conglomerates from owning Kent said the idea of a print version of was thrown out because the result would be an expensive Nulli the former Winnipeg free press editor and aide to former prime minis Ter Lester Pearson said his own recommendations do not infringe upon press Freedom and also avoid the kind of regulation faced by radio and television through the Canadian radio television and telecommunications Kent said if the spirit of his report is it would make it out of the question for the government to subsequently limit press among no statutory the Kent has suggested that the newspaper Industry help itself with More support to journalism education through the travel and it suggests establishment of an Indus try National training foundation or Institute to provide a variety of seminars and it suggests More inhouse training and regional press councils rather than the National press Council suggested by White there is same potential in the pm press would be one of the Weils said it would have been much commended tax incentives and penalties papers facing a recommended better if half the Money spent by the for the amount newspapers spend in Alty for spending a their editorial it is amount on their editorial we the could Lead to decisions he i think the pm pm is just to close she it All sounds but How do you accomplish ail these things asked Merlin a retired Winnipeg fib Tfaye advertising some corporate advertisers who did not support the not South Navare to blame for the financial problems the paper faced before Clos he he said he sees the same thing Hap pening with the Winnipeg we have a new paper in t Haven seen a Hudson Bay and in it t had a stong suspicion that son in Toronto Doest want his Money flowing into an opposing said he added Doug who presented a Brief on behalf of the Liberal said he would support turning the Rev Ommen Dallons into whether the recommendations be come legislation is a question of Forti he it is it matter of whether or not government is ready to take on some pretty Strong people in this Erie a former editor of the Winnipeg Tribune didst think much of the Royal commissions this present report it Doest give me a picture of what the Public needs in the he the owners and give it to that panel appointed by the i think commission had been Given that Peg Sun publisher Tom Bun said the provision for providing tax Breaks for newspapers teed publication of comments by the which spend More than the National inhouse watchdog committee would average on their editorial budgets is allow members to make ail kinds of outrageous and possibly libellous state merits with Legal he said the committee would be a poor substitute for an editor of Strong character and objected to editors being second guessed and censured11 by outsiders free of the pressure of making deadline Nicot said he is not frightened of Public scrutiny and has no real Obhi papers already make More Money than Gold Nicol called the inhouse committee a i dont see Why the Community should have a direct voice in the sting of the the publisher i Nave no real objection to a press but to have people Tell you How to operate in the Community is just t think its As for the press rights Nicol said it would be Al powerful and give the government control of the there take control from Section to press the two free pm executives also opposed appointment of a single for saying it would put one Man in charge of both editorial opinion and news newspaper inquiry hissed the says Sun publisher the Kent commission report is 296 pages by Andy Blicq restrictions on corporate newspaper ownership recommended by the Kent commission could Hurt Winnipeg recently founded Independent these Are Only if they were to be carried Forward into action and made of course it would have a serious effect on the viability of the entire said Winnipeg Sun publisher Tom Den the Sun is part of a concept which marries a Small tabloid with weekly the Royal commission on newspapers recommended forbidding the ownership of both daily and weekly publications in the same circulation Denton was critical of the Kent com Mission released i think its a poor he the commission has a tremendous Opportunity to do something constructive for the they missed the Mark rather he the commission did not look into the Canadian newspaper Market from the perspective of Small he pointing to new electronics and com Puter Denton said the com missions recommendation for controls on links Between broadcasting and pub Lishing businesses flies in the face of the realities of publishing in the Denton attacked the notion of a press rights panel to Monitor Kent commis Sion proposals and act As a press i think its its the enemy of everything newspapers ought to stand assessing tax Breaks or penalties depending on How much newspapers spend on their editorial departments Doest make sense for weekly papers which operate on a Small budget and Little news Denton Howe quote he said it is ironic the Kent commis Sion used the Joseph Howe quote leave an unshackled press As a legacy to your children in the Forward of its the Sun uses the same quotation on its it is unlikely the government will turn the commissions recommendations into legislation because they Are so wide of the Mark he Olympus National to cameras Olympus National to cameras Olympus uni is compact a Girt an atm my 7519o my Olympus of 10 with 50 my f tens t20 Auto push full exposure control automatically we accept trades the lowest priced Olympus Auto exposure sir manual adapter full manual control from 1 second to Sec plugs in for instant the very latest in electronic 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