The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1970. 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. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

Journalism Awards

• Public Service:
  • Newsday, Garden City, New York, for its three-year investigation and exposure of secret land deals in eastern Long Island, which led to a series of criminal convictions, discharges and resignations among public and political officeholders in the area.
• Local General or Spot News Reporting:
  • Thomas Fitzpatrick of the Chicago Sun-Times, for his article about the violence of youthful radicals in Chicago, A Wild Night's Ride With SDS.
• Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
  • Harold Eugene Martin of the Montgomery Advertiser and Alabama Journal, for his expose of a commercial scheme for using Alabama prisoners for drug experimentation and obtaining blood plasma from them.
• National Reporting:
  • William J. Eaton of the Chicago Daily News, for disclosures about the background of Judge Clement F. Haynesworth Jr., in connection with his nomination for the United States Supreme Court.
• International Reporting:
  • Seymour M. Hersh of the Dispatch News Service, Washington, D.C. For his exclusive disclosure of the Vietnam War tragedy at the hamlet of My Lai.
• Commentary:
  • Marquis Childs of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for distinguished commentary during 1969.
• Criticism:
  • Ada Louise Huxtable of The New York Times, for distinguished criticism during 1969.
• Editorial Writing:
  • Philip L. Geyelin of The Washington Post, for his editorials during 1969.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Thomas F. Darcy of Newsday, Garden City, New York. For his editorial cartooning during 1969.
• Spot News Photography:
  • Steve Starr of Associated Press, Albany, New York Bureau, for his news photo taken at Cornell University, Campus Guns.
• Feature Photography:
  • Dallas Kinney of The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida. For his portfolio of pictures of Florida migrant workers, Migration to Misery.

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. ... Newsday is a daily tabloid-size newspaper which primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the greater New York City metropolitan area. ... Garden City, New York is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. The village is located 18. ... Mercator projection of Long Island Long Island is an island in New York, USA. It has an area of 1,377 square miles (3567 km²) and a population of 7. ... New Chicago Sun-Times home located at 350 N. Orleans St. ... 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 Montgomery Advertiser is a daily newspaper located in Montgomery, Alabama. ... The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. ... The Chicago Daily News was an afternoon daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and published between 1876 and 1978. ... The Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. ... Seymour Myron Hersh (born April 8, 1937) is an American investigative journalist and author. ... Dispatch News Service is a news agency. ... Photographs of the My Lai Massacre provoked world outrage and made it an international scandal. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary has been awarded since 1970. ... The St. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Criticism has been presented since 1970 to a newspaper writer who has demonstrated distinguished criticism. Recipients of the award are chosen by an independent board and officially administered by Columbia University. ... Ada Louise Huxtable (b. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... 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 Washington Post is the largest and oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... 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. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography was awarded from 1968 – 1999, thereafter being renamed and split into the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography and the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography. ... Associated Press logo Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... Flag Seal Location Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates , Government Country   State     County United States   New York     Albany Founded Incorporated 1614 1686 Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Geographical characteristics Area     City 56. ... This is about the university. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography has been awarded since 1968 for a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or an album. ... The Palm Beach Post is a major daily newspaper in Florida, serving mainly Palm Beach, Martin, and St. ...

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Fiction:
  • Collected Stories by Jean Stafford.
• Drama:
  • No Place To Be Somebody by Charles Gordone.
• History:
  • Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department by Dean Acheson.
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • Huey Long by T. Harry Williams.
• Poetry:
  • Untitled Subjects by Richard Howard.
• General Non-Fiction:
  • Gandhi's Truth by Erik Erikson.
• Music:
  • Time's Encomium by Charles Wuorinen, premiered in its entirety at the Berkshire Music Festival on August 16, 1969.

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... Jean Stafford (July 1, 1915-March 26, 1979) was an award-winning American short story writer and novelist, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her Collected Short Stories in 1970. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... Charles Edward Gordone (12 October 1925 - 17 November 1995) He was the first black playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... Dean Acheson Dean Gooderham Acheson (April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was a United States Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. ... Huey Long Huey Pierce Long, Jr. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Richard Howard is a distinguished American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator. ... 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. ... Erik Homburger Erikson (June 15, 1902 – May 12, 1994) was a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on social development of human beings, and for coining the phrase identity crisis. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ... Charles Wuorinen (born June 9, 1938 in New York City) is an American composer. ...

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