Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Volume 31, Number 11 June 5, 1968
President bugs editor
President bugs editor
• By Charles Draper, NZSPA
Interference by the publisher in the journalistic side of Chaff, the student newspaper at Massey, is editor John McKay's biggest bugbear.
Massey President Ian Warrington had insisted that he check all copy before publication. He had a constitutional right to do this.
It was necessary to "check the facts", he told NZSPA.
Some other student newspapers have an executive member to check page proofs for libel and obscenity—but not accuracy.
Few editors would tolerate interference not restricted to protecting the publishers against possible legal actions.
Mr McKay is taking a strong line on this, and it is unlikely that the Massey executive will attempt again to "check the facts".
Massey's President -elect. Mr Greg Taylor, who will take over from Mr Warrington in July, has a different attitude to Chaff.
"It needs and deserves all the financial and moral support we can give it," he said.