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The
1971
Pulitzer Prizes
are:
Journalism awards
Public Service
:
Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel
, for investigation of environmental problems, particularly blocking
strip mine
operations in northwest
North Carolina
.
[1]
National Reporting
:
Lucinda Franks
and
Thomas Powers
of
United Press International
, for their profile of revolutionary
Diana Oughton
, "The Making of a Terrorist".
[2]
Local General or Spot News Reporting
:
Staff of the
Akron Beacon Journal
, for coverage of the
Kent State shootings
on May 4, 1970.
[3]
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."
[4]
International Reporting
:
Jimmie Lee Hoagland
of
The Washington Post
, for covering the struggle against
apartheid
in
South Africa
.
[5]
Criticism
or
Commentary
:
William A. Caldwell
of
The Record
(
Hackensack, New Jersey
), for his commentary in his daily column, "Simeon Stylites".
[6]
Harold C. Schonberg
of
The New York Times
, for his music criticism in 1970.
[7]
Editorial Writing
:
Horace G. Davis, Jr.
of
The Gainesville Sun
, for his editorials in support of peaceful
desegregation
in
Florida
schools.
Editorial Cartooning
:
Paul Conrad
of the
Los Angeles Times
, for his cartooning in 1970.
[8]
Spot News Photography
:
John Paul Filo
of the
Valley Daily News/Daily Dispatch
(
Tarentum
and
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
), for his photography of the
Kent State shootings
.
[9]
[10]
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
(
Harper
)
History
:
Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom
by
James MacGregor Burns
(
Harcourt
)
Biography or Autobiography
:
Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph, 1915-1938
by
Lawrance Thompson
(
Holt
)
Poetry
:
The Carrier of Ladders
by
William S. Merwin
(
Atheneum
)
General Non-Fiction
:
The Rising Sun
by
John Toland
(
Random
)
Music
:
Synchronisms No. 6 for Piano and Electronic Sound
(1970)
by
Mario Davidovsky
(
E. B. Marks
)
Premiered August 19, 1970, at the
Berkshire Music Festival
.
References
^
"Journal-Sentinel papers win Pulitzer public service prize"
.
Winston-Salem Journal
. May 4, 1971
. Retrieved
2020-08-23
.
^
Lucinda Franks; Thomas Powers.
"The Story of Diana: The Making of a Terrorist"
. Retrieved
2020-08-23
– via Longform.
^
"BJ news staff wins Pulitzer Prize"
.
Akron Beacon Journal
. May 4, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
(
Part 2 of article
)
^
"Chicago Tribune goes undercover for stunning exposé"
. The Pulitzer Prizes
. Retrieved
2020-08-23
.
^
"Jimmie Lee Hoagland of The Washington Post"
. The Pulitzer Prizes
. Retrieved
2020-08-23
.
^
George James (May 4, 1971).
"A Pulitzer to Caldwell"
.
The Record
. Hackensack, New Jersey – via Newspapers.com.
(
Part 2 of article
)
^
"Harold C. Schonberg of The New York Times"
. The Pulitzer Prizes
. Retrieved
2020-08-23
.
^
"Monday just another day—Conrad opens his hate mail"
.
Los Angeles Times
. May 4, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
(
Part 2 of article
)
^
"John Paul Filo of Valley Daily News and Daily Dispatch, Tarentum and New Kensington, PA"
. The Pulitzer Prizes
. Retrieved
2020-08-23
.
^
Sam Roe (Spring 2016).
"Thirteen seconds. Dozens of bullets. One explosive photo"
.
Columbia Journalism Review
. Retrieved
2020-08-23
.
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