The 1971

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...

went to the following:

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 This Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1942 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs in the United States. In its first six years (1942–1947), it was called the Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting – National. Li ...

: ** 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 The ''Akron Beacon Journal'' is a morning newspaper in Akron, Ohio, United States. Owned by Gannett, it is the sole daily newspaper in Akron and is distributed throughout Northeast Ohio. The paper's coverage focuses on local news. The Beacon J ...

'', 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 Jimmie Lee Hoagland (born January 22, 1940) is a Pulitzer prize-winning American journalist. He is a contributing editor to ''The Washington Post,'' since 2010, previously serving as an associate editor, senior foreign correspondent, and columnis ...

of '' The Washington Post'', for covering the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. *

Criticism Criticism is the construction of a judgement about the negative qualities of someone or something. Criticism can range from impromptu comments to a written detailed response. , ''"the act of giving your opinion or judgment about the good or bad q ...

or Commentary: **

William A. Caldwell William Anthony Caldwell (December 5, 1906 – April 11, 1986)"William A(nthony) Caldwell." ''Contemporary Authors Online''. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Gale Biography In Context. Web. Aug. 9, 2011. was an American journalist and columnist who spent 48& ...

of ''

The Record The Record may refer to: Music * ''The Record'' (album), a 1982 studio album by the hardcore-punk band Fear * The Records, an English power pop band * '' Their Greatest Hits: The Record'', a 2001 greatest-hits album by the pop-music group Bee Ge ...

'' (

Hackensack, New Jersey Hackensack is a city in and the county seat of Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.New Jers ...

), 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 The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, ...

: ** Horace G. Davis, Jr. of '' The Gainesville Sun'', for his editorials in support of peaceful desegregation in Florida schools. *

Editorial Cartooning An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or curren ...

: ** Paul Conrad of the '' Los Angeles Times'', for his cartooning in 1970. * Spot News Photography: **

John Paul Filo John Paul Filo (; born August 21, 1948) is an American photographer whose picture of 14-year-old runaway Mary Ann Vecchio screaming while kneeling over the dead body of 20-year-old Jeffrey Miller, one of the victims of the Kent State shootings, ...

of the '' Valley Daily News/Daily Dispatch'' (

Tarentum Tarentum may refer to: * Taranto, Apulia, Italy, on the site of the ancient Roman city of Tarentum (formerly the Greek colony of Taras) **See also History of Taranto * Tarentum (Campus Martius), also Terentum, an area in or on the edge of the Camp ...

and New Kensington, Pennsylvania), for his photography of the Kent State shootings. * Feature Photography: **

Jack Dykinga Jack William Dykinga (born January 2, 1943) is an American photographer. For 1970 work with the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' he won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography citing "dramatic and sensitive photographs at the Lincoln and Dixon Sta ...

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 Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditi ...

: ** No award given. * Drama: ** '' The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds'' by

Paul Zindel Paul Zindel Jr. (May 15, 1936 – March 27, 2003) was an American playwright, young adult novelist, and educator. Early life Zindel was born in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York, to Paul Zindel Sr., a policeman, and Betty Zindel, a nurse; h ...

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Harper Harper may refer to: Names * Harper (name), a surname and given name Places ;in Canada * Harper Islands, Nunavut *Harper, Prince Edward Island ;In the United States *Harper, former name of Costa Mesa, California in Orange County * Harper, Il ...

) * History: ** '' Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom'' by

James MacGregor Burns James MacGregor Burns (August 3, 1918 – July 15, 2014) was an American historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies. He was the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams Col ...

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Harcourt Harcourt may refer to: People *Harcourt (surname) * Harcourt (given name) Places Canada *Harcourt Parish, New Brunswick * Harcourt, New Brunswick, an unincorporated community * Harcourt, Ontario, a village *Harcourt, Newfoundland and Labrad ...

) * Biography or Autobiography: ** '' Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph, 1915-1938'' by

Lawrance Thompson Lawrance Roger Thompson 3 April 1906 — 15 April 1973) was an American academic at Princeton University from the 1930s to 1970s. Apart from World War II, Thompson primarily taught English from 1939 to 1968 before teaching Belles-lettres from 1968 ...

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Holt Holt or holte may refer to: Natural world *Holt (den), an otter den * Holt, an area of woodland Places Australia * Holt, Australian Capital Territory * Division of Holt, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in Vic ...

) * Poetry: ** '' The Carrier of Ladders'' by

William S. Merwin William Stanley Merwin (September 30, 1927 – March 15, 2019) was an American poet who wrote more than fifty books of poetry and prose, and produced many works in translation. During the 1960s anti-war movement, Merwin's unique craft was thema ...

( Atheneum) * General Non-Fiction: ** '' The Rising Sun'' by

John Toland John Toland (30 November 167011 March 1722) was an Irish people, Irish rationalist philosopher and freethought, freethinker, and occasional satirist, who wrote numerous books and pamphlets on political philosophy and philosophy of religion, whi ...

( Random) * Music: ** '' Synchronisms No. 6 for Piano and Electronic Sound (1970)'' by

Mario Davidovsky Mario Davidovsky (March 4, 1934 – August 23, 2019) was an Argentine-American composer. Born in Argentina, he emigrated in 1960 to the United States, where he lived for the remainder of his life. He is best known for his series of compositions ca ...

( E. B. Marks)
Premiered August 19, 1970, at the

Berkshire Music Festival The Tanglewood Music Festival is a music festival held every summer on the Tanglewood estate in Stockbridge and Lenox in the Berkshire Hills in western Massachusetts. The festival consists of a series of concerts, including symphonic music, ch ...

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