Tom Hopkinson, editor of Picture Post
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The First Issue of Picture Post
Obertalan said the magazine belonged to the readers, since it existed to serve their interests. Letters didn't come into the office in handfuls, as on every other paper i've ever worked for. They came in hundreds, and at times, in sackfuls. It's important to point out, at least from my slight memories of picture posts, that it did campaign. I don't actually remember that, but i wouldn't have, cause i was young. But it was funthe there were pretty girls on the cover completely. And halton wanted to puta battleship on the cover of the first issue. So larance said to him, o fine. We'll put
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