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Wartime Press Censorship Guidelines Released by Director
Washington January 15 The Office of Censorship issued a code for newspapers magazines and other periodicals outlining practices for wartime reporting Its aim is to prevent disclosures that could aid the enemy while preserving a free press that can tell Americas wartime story The guidelines emphasize two core truths and urge editors and writers to question whether information would be useful to the enemy before publication The document promises no full blackout but calls for sacrifice in ordinary journalistic routines in service of national security
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