Evening star., 1941-11-16
Radio Has Own Role,
Unlikely 10 Supp|ant
Press, Editors Told
Siemo Delta Chi Awards
Announced at Meeting
In New Orleans
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. l5.-News-
paper editors here tonight were told
that the public had found a use for
radio, that they could not afford to
discount the importance OF radio
or be blind to its progress. but that
the radio was not likely to replace
the newspaper at the family fireside.
The statement was made to the
annual banquet Of the National Con-
ventior of Sigma Delta Chi. profess
sional Journalistic fraternity, by
Byron Price, executive news editor
OF the Associated Press, who said:
I'VE still turn to the newspaper
pages, over and over again. for con-
frmation and for that lasting and
satisfying conviction which somehow
Is inherent in the arrangement of
printers ink on paper, and somehow
Is only family initiated by words
which come from nowhere and van
ish into nothingness before we can
be sure We have understood them"
Awards Announced.
During the evening Irving Dill
lard, of the ST. Louis Post Dispatch,
national president, announced the
following annual awards for dis
tinguished service:
General reporting: Basil Brewer,
publisher. Standard-T Times, Mercury.
of New Bedford, Mass, for his series
on the national defense problem in
May, 1910, and his stories on Latin
American relations following a Is
000-mile airplane tour Of Latin
America.
Foreign correspondence: Leland
Stowe. Chicago Daily News foreign
correspondent. for his stories on
the betrayal of Norway in 1910 and
his reporting throughout Europe.
Editorial writing: Allen Drury,
the Bakersfield Californian. Bakers
field. Calf. for his editorial de-
claring that the world needed
statement of war aims from the de-
mocracies, which he wrote as editor
of the Tulare (CalifD Bee.
Cecil Brown Honored.
Radio news writing: Cecil Brown,
Columbia Broadcasting System for
eign correspondent for his broad
cast from Cairo, Egypt, of the Ger
man parachute invasion Of Greece
and how the King Of Greece escaped
into the hills under fire of Nazi
parachutists.
Research in journalism: Paul w.
LaZarsfeld. director Of Radio Re-
search, Columbia University. for is
book Radio and the Printed Page"
There is something fundamental
In the reliance of the American
public on newspapers for authen-
tic news" Mr. Price said. In these
times, of all times. the great ma
jority of readers want a place of
sure refuge They want protection
from propa ganda, and from false
alarms which travel the waves of
international communications and
come rolling into the homes on
the wings Of rumor, surmise and
wishful thinking.
"The newspaper Of the future. If
1t Is to stand as high as newspa-
pers have stood in this country for
a century, will sift its news reports
far more carefully and leave the
field Of f1dgety reporting and hasty
conclusion to its newer and less ex-
perienced compatriot."
Points to Prime Needs.
As for newspapers themselves, Mr..
Price said better writing, better
photography, better printing, bet
ter public relations and better pub
lie education in the art of reading
newspapers were prime needs to-
day.
Mr.. Price called the attention of
DR.. Hu-shih. Chinese Ambassador,
who also spoke. to a recent speech
by Kent Cooper, general manager
of the Associated Press, who ex-
pressed the hope that at the peace
table ending the present war steps
would be taken for a free press in
all nations and one prohibiting the
inclusion in any news service of
selfish international propaganda.
Il commend these words to you, !
Mr.. Ambassador, as you look for
ward to the opportunities of the |
peace table" Mr.. Price said.