# Claim 952

The government decided not to add trained journalists to the Bureau's own staff, instead associating them with the work of the cable censors.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: The government decided not to add trained journalists to the Bureau's own staff, instead associating them with the work of the cable censors.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Journalists tied to cable censors, not Bureau staff
- About: [incident 1914-britain-press-bureau-controls-wartime-newspaper-coverage](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1914-britain-press-bureau-controls-wartime-newspaper-coverage)
- Source: British Press Bureau (Hansard, 27 August 1914). https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1914/aug/27/british-press-bureau
- Publisher: British Press Bureau (Hansard, 27 August 1914)
- Method: primary document
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 1914-08-27

## Quotation from the source

> It was unanimously agreed that it was not desirable to add such persons to the staff of the Bureau, but that it was desirable that they should be associated with the work carried on by the cable censors.

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