The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-01-16

w.-.~ a. unxle Sarnues
afreadyhnd
press agents galore before Byron's
eo~n1cripticn from the Associated
Froas news m&nagermhlp. q few
Gays ago 70 superlntend govern
smxutal editing. Every Washington
department has az least cTre pntai-
city mar Of fts osrn. and 90 90
most emergency and ether bureaus
Some have whole staffs Of them.
zts . fact. however. thaf they
needed = single chief, 10 co-ordI-
nate their activities. and also to
regulate them.
That's Byron Prices new joh
A managing editors business Is
20 . that hts report is wei. inter-
estingly and comprehensively pre-
pared-that all the news Is told
that ought to Be told. There Is stun.
though. thns s=n't ~ 10 print on
RADIO or Otherwise disseminate. o.
lnavbe there are policy reasons fos
hush-huEhing e When ; piece q
that kind q copy LANDS on his desk
the IA es function Is 70 hiae pen.
ell Il TO that extent he Is properly
o censor
Tough % Dig oat
The truth Il that we've had =
fairly strict censorship. ct TIA
source. for sosne time That 4.
while diggrfs after news haven't
been forbidden 20 publish whatever
dope they succeeded in ~disinterrsng.
there's been plenty q IT that they
haven't been able to get a. Ana
quite . BIT Of this suppressed infor-
H1atinn has been Of & sort that Il
ssouid have paid Uncle sammy TO
tAre circulated.
Very recenfly the navy depart.
nzent established . sure-enonph
sspsorship over the cabling 81 ~
apii1E q messages abroad
Ifs sasy 70 understand why conn-
iEzss w8th which we're Il war
SHOULDN'T be tipped OF 70 items
nat might help them In fighting is
e ne democraciss we are asso-
Stated win The trouble with 4
naval and army oEacer as q csnsor.
thsaeh. h that he isn't apt to have
q liek % news Judgment. no doubt
- ezn spot what's calculated TO be
Useful 20 the Axis folk. but his ten
GB1acY IN an hanast effort TO he
Thorough. 4 70 kiIl matter that
saDuid Be nnst-ciass advertising
Cor uaL
me csnsorlai assignment in
s4c1t. logically Il one for 80 able.
experienced professional Journalist.
who'll do al the better II he's had.
a the side. some military expert
Byron Price ans the BIN admir-
ably
He's put in 30 ysars e. . reporter
and editor on newspapers and news
associations. with the exception az
. break during World War No. 1.
when he vas : captain q infantry.
les personally acquainted with
every Newspaper 0ld-tlmer IL tie
country. ! had my own initial con-
tacts with him in about 1919. when
we were. simultaneously. United
Press bureau managers He,s had .
long career IN Washington. our ma
tionai nesps center. especially with
The present conflict raging. He's
very popular In news gathering cir
eies. The boys won't resent being
carsoFsd ~ him when he considers
= necessary. No scribe likes being
esnsored. 70 Be sure. but. II It's un-
avoidahle. he prefers tt BY cns Of
hle own gang. who shows some IN
oeiHesnce about r.
Meliezt Best Guess
Wazhington's neuspaperdom has
been expecting q eens0rskapss es-
1zaksnment Tor cutie awhile. but
TIE general guess was that Lowell
zEeltstt. . q the presidents al
~aainistratiEe assistants and himself
: ceFAdng good editorial craftsman.
aoeld be chosen to manage Il
Probably he's TOO valuable. where
he i. 70 Be spared Byrnn does Just
g vel. anyznav
cuionel wild Bzn~ Dnnauzn CO.
nsdinator ~ taformatl0a fer TIE
white H01se. who aiao was aug
1sd. wouldn't have been g satls-
Factory 70 the profession. as TOO e.
eln4iseiy military.
Calling ; censorship : ness dls-
1emaaating bureau Ike George
Creels Committee q Public 1nfor-
natE0n lG the LAST var. kakes snzas
- the curse o. ii
Geex8e kaew hea p Il can.
eEFueure sith ID news. ~ ell Is
ssr4etiEe
A previously sAsuarked-
10 censorship for ma L ! eza
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