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1971 Pulitzer Prize
The
1971
Pulitzer Prize
went to the following:
Journalism Awards
National Reporting
:
Lucinda Franks
and
Thomas Powers
of
United Press International
, for their documentary
The Making of a Terrorist
.
Public Service
:
Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel
for investigation of environmental problems, particularly blocking
strip mine
operations in northwest
North Carolina
.
Local General or Spot News Reporting
:
Staff of
Akron Beacon Journal
for coverage of
Kent State shootings
on May 4, 1970.
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting
:
William Jones
of the
Chicago Tribune
, for exposing
collusion between police and some of Chicago's largest ambulance companies to restrict services in low income areas
.
International Reporting
:
Jimmie Lee Hoagland
of
The Washington Post
, for covering the struggle against
apartheid
in
South Africa
Commentary
:
William A. Caldwell
of
The Record
,
Hackensack, New Jersey
, for his daily column.
Criticism
:
Harold C. Schonberg
of
The New York Times
, for his music criticism in 1970.
Editorial Writing
:
Horace G. Davis, Jr.
of
The Gainesville Sun
, for his editorial in support of peaceful
desegregation
in
Florida
schools.
Editorial Cartooning
:
Paul Conrad
of the
Los Angeles Times
, for his cartooning in 1970.
Spot News Photography
:
John Paul Filo
of the
Valley Daily News
and
Daily Dispatch
of
Tarentum
and
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
. For his photography of the
Kent State shootings
.
Feature Photography
:
Jack Dykinga
of the
Chicago Sun-Times
, for his photography at the Lincoln and Dixon State Schools for the Retarded (Illinois).
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
Fiction
:
No award given.
Drama
:
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds
by
Paul Zindel
History
:
Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom
by
James MacGregor
.
Biography or Autobiography
:
Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph, 1915-1938
by
Lawrance Thompson
Poetry
:
The Carrier of Ladders
by
William S. Merwin
General Non-Fiction
:
The Rising Sun
by
John Tolland
.
Music
:
Synchronisms No. 6 for Piano and Electronic Sound (1970)
by
Mario Davidovsky
. Premiered August 19, 1970 at the Berkshire Music Festival.
Sources
Pulitzer Prizes for 1971
.
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