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The
Pulitzer Prizes
for 1972
are:
[1]
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.
Letters, Drama and Music awards
Fiction
:
Angle of Repose
by
Wallace Stegner
(
Random
)
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.
References
^
"The Pulitzer Prizes | Awards 1972 Winners"
. New York, NY: The Pulitzer Prizes.
Archived
from the original on 17 January 2011
. Retrieved
24 February
2011
.
External links
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