The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1951. 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. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Journalism Awards

• Public Service:
  • The Miami Herald and the Brooklyn Eagle, for their crime reporting during the year.
• Local Reporting:
  • Edward S. Montgomery of the San Francisco Examiner, for his series of articles on tax frauds which culminated in an expose within the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
• National Reporting:
  • No award given.
• International Reporting:
  • Keyes Beech (Chicago Daily News); Homer Bigart (New York Herald Tribune); Marguerite Higgins (New York Herald Tribune); Relman Morin (AP); Fred Sparks (Chicago Daily News); and Don Whitehead (AP) of Multiple Publications, for their reporting of the Korean War.
• Editorial Writing:
  • William Harry Fitzpatrick of the New Orleans States, for his series of editorials analyzing and clarifying a very important constitutional issue, which is described by the general heading of the series, Government by Treaty.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Reginald W. Manning of the Arizona Republic, for Hats.
• Photography:
  • Max Desfor of Associated Press, for his photographic coverage of the Korean War, an outstanding example of which is, Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea.

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Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Fiction:
  • The Town by Conrad Richter.
• Drama:
  • No award given.
• History:
  • The Old Northwest, Pioneer Period 1815-1840 by R. Carlyle Buley.
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • John C. Calhoun: American Portrait by Margaret Louise Coit.
• Poetry:
  • Complete Poems by Carl Sandburg.
• Music:
  • Music in Giants in the Earth by Douglas Stuart Moore, produced by Columbia Opera Workshop, March 28, 1951.

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... The Town is a novel written by Conrad Richter in 1950. ... Conrad Michael Richter (October 13, 1890-October 30, 1968) was an award-winning American of German origin novelist whose lyrical work focuses on life along the American frontier. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... 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 Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a prominent United States politician from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Time magazine, December 4, 1939 Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, historian, novelist, balladeer and folklorist. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ... Douglas Stuart Moore (August 10, 1893 - July 25, 1969) was an American composer, educator, and author. ...

Special Awards and Citations

• Journalism:
  • Cyrus L. Sulzberger of The New York Times for his exclusive interview with Archbishop Aloysius Stepinac.
• Journalism:
  • The Advisory Board on the Pulitzer Prizes as a policy does not make any award to an individual member of the Board. In 1951, the Board decided that the outstanding instance of National Reporting done in 1950 was the exclusive interview with President Truman obtained by Arthur Krock of The New York Times, while Mr. Krock was a Board member. The Board therefore made no award in the National Reporting category.

The Pulitzer Prize jury has the option of awarding special citations where they consider necessary. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... Blessed Alojzije (Aloysius) Viktor Cardinal Stepinac (May 8, 1898 – February 10, 1960) was a notable Croatian Catholic Prelate. ... The Pulitzer Prize jury has the option of awarding special citations where they consider necessary. ... Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953); as Vice-President, he succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

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