1971 Pulitzer Prize

The 1971 Pulitzer Prize went to the following:

Journalism Awards

*National Reporting:
** Lucinda Franks and Thomas Powers of United Press International, for their documentary "The Making of a Terrorist".
*Public Service:
** "Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel" for investigation of environmental problems, particularly blocking strip mine operations in northwest North Carolina.
*Local General or Spot News Reporting:
** Staff of "Akron Beacon Journal" for coverage of 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
*Commentary:
** William A. Caldwell of "The Record", Hackensack, New Jersey, for his daily column.
*Criticism:
**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 editorial 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" and "Daily Dispatch" of 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
*History:
** "Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom" by James MacGregor.
*Biography or Autobiography:
** "Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph, 1915-1938" by Lawrance Thompson
*Poetry:
** "The Carrier of Ladders" by William S. Merwin
*General Non-Fiction:
** "The Rising Sun" by John Tolland.
*Music:
** "Synchronisms No. 6 for Piano and Electronic Sound (1970)" by Mario Davidovsky. Premiered August 19, 1970 at the Berkshire Music Festival.

ources

* [http://www.pulitzer.org/cgi-bin/year.pl?year=1971&FormsButton1=Show+Winners Pulitzer Prizes for 1971] .