1967 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1967.
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- The Milwaukee Journal, for its successful campaign to stiffen the law against water pollution in Wisconsin, a notable advance in the national effort for the conservation of natural resources.
- Louisville Courier-Journal, for its successful campaign to control the Kentucky strip mining industry, a notable advance in the national effort for the conservation of natural resources.[1]
- Local General or Spot News Reporting:
- Robert V. Cox of the Chambersburg Public Opinion (Pennsylvania), for his vivid deadline reporting of a mountain manhunt that ended with the killing of a deranged sniper who had terrorized the community.[2]
- Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
- Gene Miller of The Miami Herald, whose initiative and investigative reporting helped to free two persons wrongfully convicted of murder.[3]
- National Reporting:
- Stanley Penn and Monroe Karmin of The Wall Street Journal, for their investigative reporting of the connection between American crime and gambling in the Bahamas.
- International Reporting:
- R. John Hughes of The Christian Science Monitor, for his thorough reporting of the attempted Communist coup in Indonesia in 1965 and the purge that followed in 1965-66.[4]
- Editorial Writing:
- Eugene Patterson of the Atlanta Constitution, for his editorials during the year.
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Patrick Oliphant of The Denver Post, for "They Won't Get Us To The Conference Table... Will They?", published February 1, 1966.[5]
The prize-winning photograph
- Photography:
- Jack R. Thornell of the Associated Press, New Orleans bureau, for his picture of the shooting of James Meredith in Mississippi by a roadside rifleman.
Letters, Drama and Music awards
- Fiction:
- The Fixer by Bernard Malamud (Farrar).
- Drama:
- History:
- Biography or Autobiography:
- Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain by Justin Kaplan (Simon & Schuster).
- Poetry:
- Live or Die by Anne Sexton (Houghton).
- General Non-Fiction:
- Music:
- Quartet No. 3 by Leon Kirchner (Associated Music Publishers), first performed by the Beaux Arts Quartet in The Town Hall, January 27, 1967
References
- John Petterman (May 2, 1967). "The long battle: a look back". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky – via Newspapers.com.
- "Robert V. Cox earns Pulitzer Prize in journalism". Public Opinion. Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. May 2, 1967 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
- Robert Hardin (May 2, 1967). "Herald's Gene Miller wins Pulitzer". The Miami Herald – via Newspapers.com.
- "Snub Salisbury for Pulitzer Prize". The Des Moines Register. AP. May 2, 1967 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Oliphant's Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoon for 1966". Wisconsin State Journal. May 8, 1967 – via Newspapers.com.
- Glenna Syse (May 7, 1967). "Albee, '67 winner, calls Pulitzer Prize 'an honor in decline'". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Chicago Daily News Service – via Newspapers.com.
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