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1949 Pulitzer Prize
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Awards for journalism and related fields
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1949.
Journalism awards
thumb|The winning editorial cartoon, "Who, Me?"
thumb|The winning photograph, "Babe Ruth Bows Out"
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.Coveted Pulitzer Prize to Journal Nebraska State Journal May 3, 1949 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57246478/coveted-pulitzer-prize-to-journal/ Newspapers.com
Local Reporting:
Malcolm Johnson of The Sun (New York) for his series of 24 articles entitled "Crime on the Waterfront" in New York City.Malcolm Johnson of New York Sun The Pulitzer Prizes https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/malcolm-johnson 2020-08-22
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.Herbert Elliston of The Washington Post The Pulitzer Prizes https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/herbert-elliston 2020-08-22
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".Fischer3 Heinz Dietrich Ambitious Newspaper Sports Journalism: Pulitzer Prize Winning Articles, Cartoons and Photos 2020 Lit Verlag Berlin, Germany 978-3-643-96258-4 https://books.google.com/books?id=klffEAAAQBAJ&dq=Babe+Ruth+Bows+Out&pg=PA155 31 December 2023 en
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.
References
External links
Pulitzer Prizes for 1949
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