NEWSPABEKS IN M-.
COMMUNITY SEEVICE BY NORMAN J. RADDER
Associate Professor of Journalism,
Indiana University
Formerly on the
Editorial Staff of The New York Times and The
Christian Science Monitor Author of Newspaper Make-up and Headlines PIEST EDITION McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK 370 SEVENTH AVENUE LONDON 6 8 BOUVERIE ST., K C. 4 1926 TO WILLABD GROSVENOR BLEYER TEACHER AND FEIEND PREFACE The late William Rockhill Nelson told his associates The Kansas City Star has a greater purpose in life than merely printing news. It believes in doing things This book tells the story of American newspapers that are doing things. The increasing interest of the editor in the possibility of making his newspaper a decisive factor in community improve ment is easily one of the most significant developments in journalism within the last ten years. Since the idea of the newspaper as a community builder is relatively new, there is a lack of definite programs and specific ideas. This book is an account not only of some of the outstanding instances of community service on the part of the press, but it is also an attempt to analyze methods. Its object is to show how the editor may act most effectively as the head and center of progress in the village, city, and county. While he believes that the editor should at all times be a purposeful leader of community advancement, the author has not lost sight of the fact that the reporting of news is the primary duty of the newspaper, and that the idea of doing things 77 must never monopolize the attention of the editor. For the editor, who for the moment may be more interested in news than in service activities, this book should have some value in that it is suggestive of innumerable feature articles dealing with agriculture, business, parks, playgrounds, civic improvement, schools, housing, health, charity, etc. Placed in the hands of a reporter, it should serve to sharpen his sense for constructive feature stories. The writer is indebted for many valuable suggestions to W. C. Nason, Junior Economist, United States Department of Agriculture Dorsey W. Hyde, Jr., of the United States Chamber of Commerce Harold S. Buttenheim, editor of The viii PREFACE American City J. W. Piercy, head of the Department of Journalism, Indiana University Professor Shelley E. Watts of the Department of Economics and Sociology, Indiana Univer sity Walton S. Bittner, Associate Director of the Extension Division, Indiana University to Editor and Publisher and The Fourth Estate for permission to reprint articles to the Com munity Department of The Delineator for many of the sugges tions noted under the heading of Start Something and to many editors for their cooperation in giving information regarding the services of their newspapers. NOEMAN J. RADDEB. BLOOMINGTON, IND. February 1926. CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE vii PART I ACHIEVEMENTS CHAPTER I STIMULATING Civic PRIDE . . 3 Minneapolis Week Leadership in the Small Town Corre lating Improvement Work Beautifying the City City Plan ning and Zoning Community Houses Rewarding Public Service. CHAPTER II DEVELOPING PAR KS AND PLAYGROUNDS 29 Colonel Nelsons Fight for Parks How- Hog Island Became a Park Rural Parks and Tourist Camps Playgrounds The Playground Code Scoutcraft. CHAPTER III POINTING THE WAY IN AGRICULTURE 48 Boys and Girls Clubs Farm News Diversified Farming Model Farms Supplying Weather Reports Healing Com munity Sore Spots Aiding the Good-roads Movement. CHAPTER IV FOSTERING EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT 74 School News Benefactors of Education Schools of Journal ism Americanization Auditoriums and Forums Childrens Clubs Art Radio Broadcasting. CHAPTER V HOUSING AND HEALTH 102 Service for the Builder Housing Crusades The Fight on X CONTENTS PAGE Disease Exposing Medical Frauds Pure Food Crusades Protecting Human Life. CHAPTER VI IN BEHALF OF CONSTRUCTIVE CHARITY 129 Fresh. Air Funds Christmas Funds Relief Funds Cooper ation in Charity....
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