At its annual convention last week in Detroit, Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, angrily asked the publisher of Webster's New International Dictionary to change its definition of the word "journalistic." Webster's definition: "characteristic of journalism or journalists; hence, of style, characterized by evidences of haste, superficiality of thought, inaccuracies of detail, colloquialisms and sensationalism." Cried Sigma Delta Chi: "A slander." Replied Dr. Everett Thompson, an editor of the dictionary: "We can't help" what people call journalists.
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