1972 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1972.

Journalism awards

*Public Service:
**"The New York Times", for the publication of the Pentagon Papers.
*Local General or Spot News Reporting:
** Richard Cooper and John Machacek of the "Rochester Times-Union", for their coverage of the Attica Prison riots.
*Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
** Timothy Leland, Gerard M. O'Neill, Stephen A. Kurkjian and Ann Desantis of "The Boston Globe", for their exposure of widespread corruption in Somerville, Massachusetts.
*National Reporting:
** Jack Anderson of syndicated columnist, for his reporting of American policy decision-making during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
*International reporting:
** Peter R. Kann of "The Wall Street Journal", for his coverage of the Indo Pakistan War of 1971.
*Commentary:
** Mike Royko of the "Chicago Daily News", for his columns during 1971.
*Criticism:
** Frank Peters Jr. of the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch", for his music criticism during 1971.
*Editorial Writing:
** John Strohmeyer of the "Bethlehem Globe-Times", for his editorial campaign to reduce racial tensions in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
*Editorial Cartooning:
** Jeffrey K. MacNelly of the "Richmond News-Leader", for his editorial cartooning during 1971.
*Spot News Photography:
** Horst Faas and Michel Laurent of Associated Press, for their picture series, "Death in Dacca".
*Feature Photography:
** David Hume Kennerly of United Press International, for his dramatic photographs of the Vietnam War in 1971.

Letters, Drama and Music awards

*Fiction:
** "Angle of Repose" by Wallace Stegner.
*Drama:
** No award given.
*History:
** "Neither Black Nor White" by Carl N. Degler.
*Biography or Autobiography:
** "Eleanor and Franklin" by Joseph P. Lash.
*Poetry:
** "Collected Poems" by James Wright.
*Non-Fiction:
** "Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-1945" by Barbara W. Tuchman.
*Music:
** "Windows" by Jacob Druckman, premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on March 16, 1972 at Orchestra Hall, Chicago.

External links

* [http://www.pulitzer.org/cgi-bin/year.pl?year=1972&FormsButton1=Show+Winners Pulitzer Prizes for 1972] .