The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1966. 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. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Journalism Awards

• Public Service:
  • The Boston Globe, for its campaign to prevent confirmation of Francis X Morrissey as a Federal District Judge in Massachusetts.
• Local General or Spot News Reporting:
  • Staff of The Los Angeles Times, for its coverage of the Watts Riots.
• Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
  • John Anthony Frasca of The Tampa Tribune, for his investigation and reporting of two robberies that resulted in the freeing of an innocent man.
• National Reporting:
  • Haynes Johnson of the Washington Evening Star, for his distinguished coverage of the civil rights conflict centered about Selma, Alabama, and particularly his reporting of its aftermath.
• International Reporting:
  • Peter Arnett of Associated Press, for his coverage of the war in Vietnam.
• Editorial Writing:
  • Robert Lasch of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for his distinguished editorial writing in 1965.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Don Wright of The Miami News, for You Mean You Were Bluffing?
• Photography:
  • Kyoichi Sawada of United Press International, for his combat photography of the war in Vietnam during 1965.

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 Boston Globe is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... The Los Angeles Times (also L.A. Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ... The term Watts Riots refers to a large-scale riot which lasted six days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in August 1965. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953 for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in print journalism. ... The Tampa Tribune is one of two major newspapers published in the Tampa Bay area. ... The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. ... The Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. between 1852 and 1982. ... Selma is a city in Alabama located on the banks of the Alabama River in Dallas County, Alabama, of which it is the county seat. ... The Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. ... Peter Arnett (born November 13, 1934 in Riverton, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-American journalist. ... Associated Press logo Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... 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 St. ... 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. ... Don Wright is a cartoonist known for his editorial cartoons. ... The Miami News was the evening newspaper in Miami, Florida for most of the 20th Century. ... 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. ... Front of UPI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. United Press International (UPI) is a global news agency headquartered in the United States filing news in English, Spanish and Arabic. ...

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Fiction:
  • Collected Stories by Katherine Anne Porter.
• Drama:
  • No award given.
• History:
  • The Life of the Mind in America by the late Perry Miller.
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • A Thousand Days by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr..
• Poetry:
  • Selected Poems by Richard Eberhart.
• General Non-Fiction:
  • Wandering Through Winter by Edwin Way Teale.
• Music:
  • Variations for Orchestra by Leslie Bassett, it was first performed in the United States by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia on October 22, 1965.

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... Katherine Ann Porter (15 May 1890 - 18 September 1980) was a celebrated American journalist, essayist, short story writer and novelist. ... 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. ... Cover of Millers Errand into the Wilderness Perry Miller (1905-1963) was an American intellectual historian and Harvard University professor. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. ... Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Richard Ghormley Eberhart (April 5, 1904 – June 9, 2005) was a prolific American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry and approximately twenty works in total. ... The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction has been awarded since 1962 for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category. ... Edwin Way Teale (1899–1980) was an American naturalist, photographer, and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ... Leslie Bassett (born January 22, 1923) is an American composer of classical music. ... Eugene Ormandy in the 1950s Eugene Ormandy (November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a conductor and violinist. ... The Philadelphia Orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the Big Five symphony orchestras in the United States and usually considered among the finest in the world. ...

External links

• Pulitzer Prizes for 1966.