AMERICAN JOURNALISTIC CONGRESS CONVENES IN D.C.
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On April 9, 1926, at a meeting of the Pan-American Journalistic Congress*an appeal was made "for the establishment of a...code of ethics in journalism."
A paper presented by John H. Fahley** of the Evening Post, Worcester, Massachusetts, leveled a criticism of correspondents of other nations who "cabled false reports" during the world war.
*The First Pan-American Journalistic Congress in April 1926 included 100 editors & publishers from across the Western Hemisphere. The meetings, held at the Hall of the Americas, were intended to foster better inter-American relations.
**John H. Fahley (1873-1950) made his career in journalism & served as chairman of the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) 1933-1948.
SOURCE
"Peace Of World In Hands Of Press, Journalists Told," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 9, 1926, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
