HC Deb 22 June 1961 vol 642 c149W
13. Commander Kerans

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what suggestions he has made to the Press to reduce coverage in the repoting of crimes of violence and sexual offences, especially in view of the considerable increase of these in recent months.

Mr. R. A. Butler

In a speech on the occasion of the annual festival dinner of the Newspaper Press Fund recently I asked for the co-operation of the Press in presenting a fair picture of the extent of crime in the country, in particular by refraining from giving exaggerated prominence to individual incidents.