The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1933 . The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
  • Indianapolis News for its successful campaign to eliminate waste in city management and to reduce the tax levy.
• Beat Reporting:
  • W. C. Richards, D. D. Martin, J. S. Pooler, F. D. Webb and J. N. W. Sloan of Detroit Free Press for their account of the parade of the America Legion during the 1931 convention in Detroit.
• Correspondence:
  • Charles G. Ross of St. Louis Post-Dispatch for his article entitled, "The Country's Plight, What Can Be Done About It?", a discussion of economic situation of the United States
• Correspondence:
  • Walter Duranty of The New York Times for his series of dispatches on Russia specifically the working out of the Five Year Plan.
• Editorial Writing:
  • No award given
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • John T. McCutcheon of Chicago Tribune, "A Wise Economist Asks a Question."

The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper through the use of its journalistic resources which may include editorials, cartoons, and photographs, as well as reporting. ... This 130-year old evening newspaper ended publication in 1999 and was at one time had the largest circulation in the state of Indiana and was the oldest Indianapolis newspaper in existance. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting has been presented since 1991 for a distinguished example of beat reporting characterized by sustained and knowledgeable coverage of a particular subject or activity. ... Along with The Detroit News, the Detroit Free Press is one of the two major metro Detroit newspapers. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Charles Griffith Ross (1885 - 1950) was a U.S. journalist. ... The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch is the only major city-wide newspaper in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... Walter Duranty Walter Duranty (1884–1957), born in Liverpool, England, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for a set of stories he wrote in 1931 as The New York Times’ Moscow correspondent, covering Joseph Stalins Five-Year Plan to industrialize the Soviet Union. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. ... Five-Year Plans or Piatiletkas (пятилетка) were a series of nation-wide centralized exercises in rapid economic development in the Soviet Union. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing, and pictorial effect. ... John Tinney McCutcheon (May 6, 1870-June 10, 1949) was an American newspaper political cartoonist. ... The Chicago Tribune, formerly self-styled as the Worlds Greatest Newspaper, remains one of the principal daily newspapers of the midwestern United States. ...

Letters awards

• Biography or Autobiography:
  • The Store by T. S. Stribling
• Fiction:
  • The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
• Drama:
  • Of Thee I Sing by George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind and Ira Gershwin
• History:
  • My Experiences in the World War by John J. Pershing
• Poetry:
  • The Flowering Stone by George Dillon

The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... The Good Earth is a novel by Pearl S. Buck, first published in 1931, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1932. ... Pearl S. Buck (birth name Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker; Chinese: 赛珍珠; Hanyu Pinyin: ) (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973) was a prolific writer and Nobel Prize winner. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... Of Thee I Sing is a musical with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, to a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. ... George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961) was a playwright, director, producer, humorist, and drama critic noted for his many collaborations with other writers and his contributions to 20th century American comedy. ... Morrie Ryskind (born Morris Ryskind 20 October 1895 in New York City, New York, USA - 24 August 1985 in Washington, DC), was a Jewish-American Hollywood and Broadway writer, lyricist, and director. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... General John Pershing John Joseph Black Jack Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... George Dillon (1906-1968) was an editor and poet. ...

External links

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