The 1958 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts

RESPONSE of Robert McCulloch Dick

It is difficult for me to express my feelings after having been so highly honored. Knowing that others in my profession have accomplished more, I feel that the prize, the singular distinction that has been conferred upon me by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, should have been presented to someone more deserving.

When I started the Free Press 50 years ago, and during the years that have followed, I never entertained the thought of someday becoming the recipient of such a high honor as this. Since to reject the Award is out of the question, all I can do is to thank the members of the Board who rendered the decision.

In closing, I would like to make this acknowledgement:

The Free Press is what it is today only because of Filipino wholehearted cooperation and support. Without such, there would be no Philippines Free Press, and there would be no award to me for "journalism for the public good." I thank you.