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The 1971 Pulitzer Prizes are:

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
  • Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel, for investigation of environmental problems, particularly blocking strip mine operations in northwest North Carolina.
• National Reporting:
  • Lucinda Franks and Thomas Powers of United Press International, for their profile of revolutionary Diana Oughton, "The Making of a Terrorist".
• Local General or Spot News Reporting:
  • Staff of the Akron Beacon Journal, for coverage of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970.
• Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
  • William Jones of the Chicago Tribune, for exposing "collusion between police and some of Chicago's largest ambulance companies to restrict services in low income areas."
• International Reporting:
  • Jimmie Lee Hoagland of The Washington Post, for covering the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
• Criticism or Commentary:
  • William A. Caldwell of The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey), for his commentary in his daily column, "Simeon Stylites".
  • Harold C. Schonberg of The New York Times, for his music criticism in 1970.
• Editorial Writing:
  • Horace G. Davis, Jr. of The Gainesville Sun, for his editorials in support of peaceful desegregation in Florida schools.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Paul Conrad of the Los Angeles Times, for his cartooning in 1970.
• Spot News Photography:
  • John Paul Filo of the Valley Daily News/Daily Dispatch (Tarentum and New Kensington, Pennsylvania), for his photography of the Kent State shootings.
• Feature Photography:
  • Jack Dykinga of the Chicago Sun-Times, for his photography at the Lincoln and Dixon State Schools for the Retarded (Illinois).

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Fiction:
  • No award given.
• Drama:
  • The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds by Paul Zindel (Harper)
• History:
  • Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom by James MacGregor Burns (Harcourt)
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph, 1915-1938 by Lawrance Thompson (Holt)
• Poetry:
  • The Carrier of Ladders by William S. Merwin (Atheneum)
• General Nonfiction:
  • The Rising Sun by John Toland (Random)
• Music:
  • Synchronisms No. 6 for Piano and Electronic Sound (1970) by Mario Davidovsky (E. B. Marks)
    Premiered August 19, 1970, at the Berkshire Music Festival.

References

1. "Journal-Sentinel papers win Pulitzer public service prize". Winston-Salem Journal. May 4, 1971. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
2. Lucinda Franks; Thomas Powers. "The Story of Diana: The Making of a Terrorist". Retrieved 2020-08-23 – via Longform.
3. "BJ news staff wins Pulitzer Prize". Akron Beacon Journal. May 4, 1971 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
4. "Chicago Tribune goes undercover for stunning exposé". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
5. "Jimmie Lee Hoagland of The Washington Post". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
6. George James (May 4, 1971). "A Pulitzer to Caldwell". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
7. "Harold C. Schonberg of The New York Times". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
8. "Monday just another day—Conrad opens his hate mail". Los Angeles Times. May 4, 1971 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
9. "John Paul Filo of Valley Daily News and Daily Dispatch, Tarentum and New Kensington, PA". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
10. Sam Roe (Spring 2016). "Thirteen seconds. Dozens of bullets. One explosive photo". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

Sources

• Pulitzer Prizes for 1971

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