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Byron Price

For the creation and administration of the newspaper and radio codes. (Byron Price [1891–1981] was director of the U.S. Office of Censorship during World War II.)

Winners in Special Citations and Awards

The New York Times

For the public educational value of its foreign news report, exemplified by its scope, by excellence of writing and presentation and supplementary background information, illustration, and interpretation.

1944 Prize Winners

Byron Price

For the creation and administration of the newspaper and radio codes.
At the same time, the members of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Journalism deplore certain acts and policies of Army and Navy censorship in the handling of news at the source, and for the unreasonable suppression of information to which the American people are entitled.