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The following are the
Pulitzer Prizes
for 1949.
Journalism awards
The winning editorial cartoon, "Who, Me?"
The winning photograph, "
Babe Ruth Bows Out
"
Public Service
:
Nebraska State Journal
for the campaign establishing the "Nebraska All-Star Primary" presidential preference primary which spotlighted, through a bi-partisan committee, issues early in the presidential campaign.
[1]
Local Reporting
:
Malcolm Johnson
of the
New York Sun
for his series of 24 articles entitled "Crime on the Waterfront" in New York City.
[2]
National Reporting
:
C. P. Trussell
of
The New York Times
for consistent excellence covering the national scene from Washington.
International Reporting
:
Price Day
of
The Baltimore Sun
for his series of 12 articles entitled, "Experiment in Freedom: India and Its First Year of Independence".
Editorial Writing
:
Herbert Elliston of
The Washington Post
for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
[3]
John H. Crider of the
Boston Herald
for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
Editorial Cartooning
:
Lute Pease
of the
Newark Evening News
for "Who, Me?"
Photography
:
Nathaniel Fein
of the
New York Herald-Tribune
for his photo, "
Babe Ruth Bows Out
".
[4]
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
Fiction
:
Guard of Honor
by
James Gould Cozzens
(
Harcourt
).
Drama
:
Death of a Salesman
by
Arthur Miller
(
Viking
).
History
:
The Disruption of American Democracy
by
Roy Franklin Nichols
.
Biography or Autobiography
:
Roosevelt and Hopkins
by
Robert E. Sherwood
.
Poetry
:
Terror and Decorum
by
Peter Viereck
.
Music
:
Music for the film
Louisiana Story
by
Virgil Thomson
(
G. Schirmer
) released in 1948 by
Robert J. Flaherty
Productions.
References
^
"Coveted Pulitzer Prize to Journal"
.
Nebraska State Journal
. May 3, 1949 – via Newspapers.com.
^
"Malcolm Johnson of New York Sun"
. The Pulitzer Prizes
. Retrieved
2020-08-22
.
^
"Herbert Elliston of The Washington Post"
. The Pulitzer Prizes
. Retrieved
2020-08-22
.
^
Fischer3, Heinz Dietrich (2020).
Ambitious Newspaper Sports Journalism: Pulitzer Prize Winning Articles, Cartoons and Photos
. Berlin, Germany: Lit Verlag.
ISBN
978-3-643-96258-4
. Retrieved
31 December
2023
.
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