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1940 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1940. Journalism awards *Public Service: ** ''Waterbury Republican-American'' for its campaign exposing municipal graft. ** Honorable mention to the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' for "its part in settling the water front and warehouse strike in San Francisco, June 22 to Dec. 1, 1939". * Reporting: ** S. Burton Heath of the ''New York World-Telegram'' for his expose of the frauds perpetrated by Federal judge Martin T. Manton, who resigned and was tried and imprisoned. * Correspondence: ** Otto D. Tolischus of ''The New York Times'' for his dispatches from Berlin. ** Honorable mention to Lloyd Lehrbas of the Associated Press for his dispatches from Warsaw, Bucharest, and Ankara. * Editorial Writing: ** Bart Howard of the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' for his distinguished editorial writing during the year.Part 2 of article *Editorial Cartooning: ** Edmund Duffy of ''The Baltimore Sun'' for "The 'Outstretched Hand'". Letters and Novel Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University. Prizes are awarded annually in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$15,000 cash award (raised from $10,000 in 2017). The winner in the public service category is awarded a gold medal. Entry and prize consideration The Pulitzer Prize does not automatically consider all applicable works in the media, but only those that have specifically been entered. (There is a $75 entry fee, for each desired entry category.) Entries must fit in at least one of the specific prize categories, and cannot simply gain entrance for being literary or musical. Works can also be entered only in a maximum of two categories, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
