1948 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1948.
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the coverage of the Centralia mine disaster in Illinois, and the follow-up which resulted in impressive reforms in mine safety laws and regulations.
- Local Reporting:
- George E. Goodwin of the Atlanta Journal for his story of the Telfair County vote fraud, published in 1947.
- National Reporting:
- Nat S. Finney of the Minneapolis Tribune for his stories on the plan of the Truman administration to impose secrecy about the ordinary affairs of federal civilian agencies in peacetime.
- Bert Andrews of the New York Herald Tribune for his articles on "A State Department Security Case" published in 1947.
- International Reporting:
- Paul W. Ward of The Baltimore Sun for his series of articles published in 1947 on "Life in the Soviet Union".
- Editorial Writing:
- Virginius Dabney of the Richmond Times-Dispatch for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Reuben Goldberg of the New York Sun for "Peace Today".
- Photography:
- Frank Cushing of the Boston Traveler for his photo, "Boy Gunman and Hostage".
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
- Fiction:
- Drama:
- A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (New Directions).
- History:
- Biography or Autobiography:
- Forgotten First Citizen: John Bigelow by Margaret Clapp (Little).
- Poetry:
- Music:
- Symphony, No. 3 by Walter Piston first performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Boston, January 1948.
Special citations
- Frank D. Fackenthal, acting president of Columbia University, was awarded a scroll recognizing his years of service to the Pulitzer Prizes.
References
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