Word: censorships
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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According to student spokesmen, the action of the Dean is in direct contradiction to Chicago's "student bill of rights," which guarantees "freedom from censorship or other pressure aimed at controlling editorial policy, with the free selection and removal of editorial staffs reserved to the organization...
Worried over possible security leaks, President Truman recently asked a group of editors for advice. Should news from the Government's civilian agencies be checked for security, just like news from the State and Defense departments? No, said the editors, any such censorship of civilian agencies would shut off "much news to which the public is entitled...
...week's end, the Associated Press Managing Editors Association asked the President to rescind his "censorship at the source." Said the association: it is a "dangerous instrument of news suppression...
...result of the findings, Truman permitted all civilian departments to keep "top secret" and "confidential" material from reporters. Editors have since protested that the Truman directive would result in dangerous censorship on the part of civilian agencies--often merely to cover up their own mistakes...
...where existing conditions for gathering and transmitting news are less favorable than the conditions provided by this Convention. What is equally important is to get it signed by nations which today leave correspondents fairly free, and yet there is some danger that these countries might change to a drastic censorship and other severe restrictions. This calamity is less likely to occur if they sign the News Convention. The Convention will help hold the line...