SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 321 Set by A. M. 0. S.
Some time ago, American college men protested against the definition of the word 'journalistic' in Webster's Dictionary 'Characteristic of journalism or journalists; hence, of style, characterised by evidence' of haste, superficiality of thought, inacca' racies of detail, colloquialisms, and sensa' tionalism.' A prize of six guineas is offered to competitors for a definition of 'journalist' as they think it might be or might have been described by any one of the following' Bernard Shaw, Godfrey Winn, Beach' comber, Ogden Nash, C. A. Lejeune, I. L. Garvin, Alistair Cooke, Winston Churchill, or any well-known (named) journalist. Nal more than one hundred words, and pre' ferably fewer. Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competition No 321,' 99 Gower Street, London, WC1, must be received by April 17. Results in the Spectator of April 27.
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