Paul Schoenstein and Associates of the New York Journal-American
For a news story published on August 12, 1943, which saved the life of a two-year-old girl in the Lutheran Hospital of New York City by obtaining penicillin.
The Jury
The Jury
Robert E. MacAlarney(Chair)
Roscoe Ellard
Winners in Reporting
George Weller of the Chicago Daily News
For his graphic story of how a U.S. Navy Pharmacist's Mate under enemy waters in a submarine performed an operation for appendicitis saving a sailor's life.
Stanton Delaplane of the San Francisco Chronicle
For his articles on the movement of several California and Oregon counties to secede to form a forty-ninth state.
Westbrook Pegler of the New York World-Telegram
For his articles on scandals in the ranks of organized labor, which led to the exposure and conviction of George Scalise, a labor racketeer.
S. Burton Heath of the New York World-Telegram
For his expose of the frauds perpetrated by Federal Judge Martin T. Manton, who resigned and was tried and imprisoned.
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.
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.
Ernest Taylor (Ernie) Pyle of the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
For distinguished war correspondence during the year 1943.
Clifford K. Berryman of the Washington Evening Star
For "Where Is the Boat Going?"