1972 Pulitzer Prize
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1972 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1972.
Information in this article from The Pulitzer Prizes offices.[1]
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Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- The New York Times, for the publication of the Pentagon Papers.
- Local General or Spot News Reporting:
- Richard Cooper and John Machacek of the Rochester Times-Union, for their coverage of the Attica Prison riots.
- Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
- Timothy Leland, Gerard M. O'Neill, Stephen A. Kurkjian and Ann Desantis of The Boston Globe, for their exposure of widespread corruption in Somerville, Massachusetts.
- National Reporting:
- Jack Anderson, syndicated columnist, for his reporting of American policy decision-making during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
- International reporting:
- Peter R. Kann of The Wall Street Journal, for his coverage of the Indo Pakistan War of 1971.
- Commentary:
- Mike Royko of the Chicago Daily News, for his columns during 1971.
- Criticism:
- Frank Peters Jr. of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for his music criticism during 1971.
- Editorial Writing:
- John Strohmeyer of the Bethlehem Globe-Times, for his editorial campaign to reduce racial tensions in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Jeffrey K. MacNelly of the Richmond News-Leader, for his editorial cartooning during 1971.
- Spot News Photography:
- Horst Faas and Michel Laurent of Associated Press, for their picture series, Death in Dacca.
- Feature Photography:
- David Hume Kennerly of United Press International, for his dramatic photographs of the Vietnam War in 1971.
References
- ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Awards 1972 Winners". New York, NY: The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/1972. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
Letters, Drama and Music awards
- Fiction:
- Drama:
- No award given.
- History:
- Neither Black Nor White by Carl N. Degler (Macmillan)
- Biography or Autobiography:
- Eleanor and Franklin by Joseph P. Lash (Norton)
- Poetry:
- Collected Poems by James Wright (Wesleyan Univ. Press)
- Non-Fiction:
- Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-1945 by Barbara W. Tuchman (Macmillan)
- Music:
- Windows by Jacob Druckman (MCA Music)
Premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on March 16, 1972 at Orchestra Hall, Chicago.
- Windows by Jacob Druckman (MCA Music)
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