1949 Pulitzer Prize

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The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1949.

Journalism awards

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.

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The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. Thus it is one of the original Pulitzers, for the program was inaugurated in 1917 with seven prizes, four of which were awarded that year. The program has also recognized opinion journalism with its Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning from 1922.

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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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[1] "Coveted Pulitzer Prize to Journal". Nebraska State Journal. May 3, 1949 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Malcolm Johnson of New York Sun". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-22.

[3] "Herbert Elliston of The Washington Post". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-22.

[Fischer3-4] 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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