The Pulitzer Prizes for 1968 are:
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Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- The Riverside Press-Enterprise, for its exposé of corruption in the courts in connection with the handling of the property and estates of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in Palm Springs, California, and its successful efforts to punish the culprits.
- Local General or Spot News Reporting:
- The Detroit Free Press staff, for its coverage of the Detroit riots of 1967, recognizing both the brilliance of its detailed spot news staff work and its swift and accurate investigation into the underlying causes of the tragedy.[1]
- Local Investigative Specialized reporting:
- J. Anthony Lukas of The New York Times, for the social document he wrote in his investigation of the life and the murder of Linda Fitzpatrick.[2]
- National Reporting:
- Nathan K. Kotz of the Des Moines Register and Minneapolis Tribune, for his reporting of unsanitary conditions in many meat packing plants, which helped insure the passage of the federal Wholesome Meat Act of 1967.[3]
- Howard James of The Christian Science Monitor, for his series of articles, "Crisis in the Courts".[4]
- International Reporting:
- Alfred Friendly of The Washington Post, for his coverage of the Middle East War of 1967.[5]
- Editorial Writing:
- John S. Knight of Knight Newspapers, for his distinguished editorial writing.[6]
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Eugene Gray Payne of The Charlotte Observer, for his editorial cartooning in 1967.[7][8]
- Spot News Photography:
- Rocco Morabito of the Jacksonville Journal, for his photograph, "The Kiss of Life".[9]
- Feature Photography:
- Toshio Sakai of United Press International, for his Vietnam War combat photograph, "Dreams of Better Times".
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
- Fiction:
- Drama:
- No award given.
- History:
- Biography or Autobiography:
- Memoirs by George F. Kennan (Little).
- Poetry:
- The Hard Hours by Anthony Hecht (Atheneum).
- General Non-Fiction:
- Music:
- Echoes of Time and the River by George Crumb (Belwin-Mills).
An orchestral suite first performed on May 26, 1967, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, having been commissioned by the university in connection with the celebration of its 75th anniversary.
- Echoes of Time and the River by George Crumb (Belwin-Mills).
References
- ^ "How Detroit's paper leaped into riots—and a prize". The Charlotte Observer. May 7, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "J. Anthony Lukas of The New York Times". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ "Register's Nick Kotz wins Pulitzer Prize in reporting". The Des Moines Register. May 7, 1968 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
- ^ Howard James (1968). Crisis in the Courts. David McKay Company.
- ^ "Alfred Friendly of The Washington Post". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ "John S. Knight of Knight Newspapers". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ "Observer's Payne wins Pulitzer Prize". The Charlotte Observer. May 7, 1968 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
- ^ David Gillespie (May 8, 1968). "Eugene Payne—How he does it". The Charlotte Observer – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Matt Soergel (July 16, 2017). "50 years later, 'Kiss of Life' photo still stops people in their tracks". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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