1992 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1992.

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
  • The Sacramento Bee , For "The Sierra in Peril," reporting by Tom Knudson that examined environmental threats and damage to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.
• Spot News Reporting:
  • Staff of Newsday , For coverage of a midnight subway derailment in Manhattan that left five passengers dead and more than 200 injured.
• Investigative Reporting:
  • Lorraine Adams and Dan Malone of The Dallas Morning News , For reporting that charged Texas police with extensive misconduct and abuses of power.
• Explanatory Journalism:
  • Robert S. Capers and Eric Lipton of Hartford Courant , For a series about the flawed Hubble Space Telescope that illustrated many of the problems plaguing America's space program.
• Beat Reporting:
  • Deborah Blum of The Sacramento Bee , For her series, "The Monkey Wars," which explored the complex ethical and moral questions surrounding primate research.
• National Reporting:
  • Jeff Taylor and Mike McGraw of The Kansas City Star , For their critical examination of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• International Reporting:
  • Patrick J. Sloyan of Newsday , For his reporting on the Persian Gulf War, conducted after the war was over, which revealed new details of American battlefield tactics and "friendly fire" incidents.
• Feature Writing:
  • Howell Raines of The New York Times , For "Grady's Gift," an account of the author's childhood friendship with his family's black housekeeper and the lasting lessons of their relationship.
• Commentary:
  • Anna Quindlen of The New York Times , For her compelling columns on a wide range of personal and political topics.
• Criticism:
  • No Award Given
• Editorial Writing:
  • Maria Henson of Lexington Herald-Leader , For her editorials about battered women in Kentucky, which focused statewide attention on the problem and prompted significant reforms.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Signe Wilkinson of Philadelphia Daily News
• Spot News Photography:
  • The Staff of Associated Press, For photographs of the attempted coup in Russia and the subsequent collapse of the Communist regime.
• Feature Photography:
  • John Kaplan of Block Newspapers, For his photographs depicting the diverse lifestyles of seven 21-year-olds across the United States.

Letters awards

• Fiction:
  • A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley (Alfred A. Knopf)
• History:
  • The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties by Mark E. Neely, Jr. (Oxford University Press)
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • Fortunate Son: The Healing of a Vietnam Vet by Lewis B. Puller, Jr. (Grove Weidenfeld)
• Poetry:
  • Selected Poems by James Tate (Wesleyan University Press)
• General Non-Fiction:
  • The Prize: The Epic Quest For Oil, Money & Power by Daniel Yergin (Simon & Schuster)

Arts awards

• Drama:
  • The Kentucky Cycle by Robert Schenkkan (Plume)
• Music:
  • The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark by Wayne Peterson (Henmar Press)

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Special awards and citations

• Letters:
  • Maus by Art Spiegelman

External links

• Official website