The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1948. 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. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

Journalism Awards

• Public Service:
  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the coverage of the Centralia, Illinois, mine disaster and the follow-up which resulted in impressive reforms in mine safety laws and regulations.
• Local Reporting:
  • George E. Goodwin of the Atlanta Journal for his story of the Telfair County vote fraud, published in 1947.
• National Reporting:
  • Nat S. Finney of the Minneapolis Tribune for his stories on the plan of the Truman administration to impose secrecy about the ordinary affairs of federal civilian agencies in peacetime.
• National Reporting:
  • Bert Andrews of the New York Herald Tribune for his articles on A State Department Security Case published in I947.
• International Reporting:
  • Paul W. Ward of The Baltimore Sun for his series of articles published in 1947 on Life in the Soviet Union.
• Editorial Writing:
  • Virginius Dabney of the Richmond Times-Dispatch for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Reuben Goldberg of the New York Sun for Peace Today.
• Photography:
  • Frank Cushing of the Boston Traveler for his photo, Boy Gunman and Hostage.

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. ... The St. ... Centralia is a city located in Marion County, Illinois. ... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper of Atlanta and metro Atlanta. ... The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. ... The Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in Minnesota and is published seven days each week in an edition for the Minneapolis-St. ... The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. ... The New York Herald Tribune was a newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald. ... The Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. ... The Sun is the major newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland, with a daily press run of 247,193 copies and a Sunday run of 418,670 copies (9/30/05 Audit Bureau of Circulations report). ... 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. ... Virginius Dabney (February 8, 1901 to December 28, 1995) was a teacher, journalist, writer, and editor. ... The Richmond Times-Dispatch (RTD for short) is the primary daily newspaper in Richmond, Virginia the capital of Virginia, and is commonly a very popular newspaper across the state. ... 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. ... Rube Goldberg Reuben Lucius Goldberg (July 4, 1883 - December 7, 1970) was a cofounder and first president of the National Cartoonists Society. ... The modern New York Sun is a daily newspaper published at New York City which debuted April 16, 2002. ... Given since 1942, the Pulitzer Prize for Photography was divided in 1968 into the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography and the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography. ...

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Fiction:
  • Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener.
• Drama:
  • A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
• History:
  • Across the Wide Missouri by Bernard Devoto.
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • Forgotten First Citizen: John Bigelow by Margaret Clapp.
• Poetry:
  • The Age of Anxiety by W. H. Auden.
• Music:
  • Symphony, No. 3 by Walter Piston first performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Boston, January, 1948.

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... Tales of the South Pacific is a collection of Pulitzer Prize winning short stories written by James A. Michener in 1946. ... James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907? - October 16, 1997) was the American author of such books as Tales of the South Pacific (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948), Hawaii, The Drifters, Centennial, The Source, The Fires of Spring, Chesapeake, Caribbean, Caravans, Alaska, Texas, and Poland. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... A Streetcar Named Desire is a famous American play written by Tennessee Williams. ... Tennessee Williams, courtesy of Masters of Photography [2] Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911–February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwrights of the twentieth century. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. ... John Bigelow (November 25, 1817 - December 19, 1911) was an American lawyer and statesman. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Christopher Isherwood (left) and W.H. Auden (right), photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 Wystan Hugh Auden, known more commonly as W. H. Auden, (February 21, 1907 – September 29, 1973) was an English poet, often cited as one of the most influential of the 20th century. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ... Walter Hamor Piston Jr. ... The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the worlds most renowned orchestras. ...

Special Awards and Citations

• Journalism:
  • Dr. Frank Diehl Fackenthal A scroll indicating appreciation of Dr. Fackenthal's interest and service during the past years.

The Pulitzer Prize jury has the option of awarding special citations where they consider necessary. ...

External links

• Pulitzer Prizes for 1948.