1948 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1948.

Journalism Awards

*Public Service:
** "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" for the coverage of the Centralia, Illinois, mine disaster and the follow-up which resulted in impressive reforms in mine safety laws and regulations.
*Local Reporting:
** George E. Goodwin of the "Atlanta Journal" for his story of the Telfair County vote fraud, published in 1947.
*National Reporting:
** Nat S. Finney of the "Minneapolis Tribune" for his stories on the plan of the Truman administration to impose secrecy about the ordinary affairs of federal civilian agencies in peacetime.
*National Reporting:
** Bert Andrews of the "New York Herald Tribune" for his articles on "A State Department Security Case" published in I947.
*International Reporting:
** Paul W. Ward of "The Baltimore Sun" for his series of articles published in 1947 on "Life in the Soviet Union".
*Editorial Writing:
** Virginius Dabney of the "Richmond Times-Dispatch" for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
*Editorial Cartooning:
** Reuben Goldberg of the "New York Sun" for "Peace Today".
*Photography:
** Frank Cushing of the "Boston Traveler" for his photo, "Boy Gunman and Hostage".

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

*Fiction:
** "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener.
*Drama:
** "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams.
*History:
** "Across the Wide Missouri" by Bernard Devoto.
*Biography or Autobiography:
** "Forgotten First Citizen: John Bigelow" by Margaret Clapp.
*Poetry:
** "The Age of Anxiety" by W. H. Auden.
*Music:
** "Symphony, No. 3" by Walter Piston first performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Boston, January, 1948.

pecial Awards and Citations

*Journalism:
** Dr. Frank Diehl Fackenthal A scroll indicating appreciation of Dr. Fackenthal's interest and service during the past years.

External links

* [http://www.pulitzer.org/cgi-bin/year.pl?year=1948&FormsButton1=Show+Winners Pulitzer Prizes for 1948] .