3 JANUARY 1947, Page 32

The Newspaper: A study of the daily newspaper and its

laws, by I. Rothenberg, will be published by the Staples Press on January 15th. Coming shortly before the sitting of the Royal Com- mission, it should be of particular interest; as it is primarily an account of the shortcomings of the Press and of the regulations which are designed to...check them. Among the subjects discussed ' are the internal rules governing the work of modem- newspapers, the controversies caused by the contedts of the Press and by its methods of business, and journalism in the light of the rights and

obligations applicable tuthe daily Press in all countries. G. W.