The Baltimore Sun for its series of articles by
Howard M. Norton dealing with the administration of unemployment compensation in
Maryland, resulting in convictions and pleas of guilty in criminal court of 93 persons.[1]
In honor of
Joseph Pulitzer's 100th birthday and the 30th anniversary of the Prizes, a special citation was made, expressing gratitude to the
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism "for their efforts to maintain and advance the high standards governing these awards", and especially citing the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the newspaper founded by Pulitzer, "for its unswerving adherence to the public and professional ideals of its founder and its constructive leadership in the field of American journalism".[3]