The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1990. Two awards for Public Service were given this year. 1990 was also the last year that awards were given for General News Reporting and Specialized Reporting - these categories were changed to Spot News Reporting and Beat Reporting the following year. 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. ... This article is about the year. ... 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 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. ...

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
  • Washington Daily News, For revealing that the city's water supply was contaminated with carcinogens, a problem that the local government had neither disclosed nor corrected over a period of eight years.
• Public Service:
  • Philadelphia Inquirer, For reporting by Gilbert M. Gaul that disclosed how the American blood industry operates with little government regulation or supervision.
• General News Reporting:
  • Staff of San Jose Mercury News, For its detailed coverage of the October 17, 1989, Bay Area earthquake and its aftermath.
• Investigative Reporting:
  • Lou Kilzer and Chris Ison of Star Tribune, For reporting that exposed a network of local citizens who had links to members of the St. Paul fire department and who profited from fires, including some described by the fire department itself as being of suspicious origin.
• Explanatory Journalism:
  • David A. Vise and Steve Coll of Washington Post, For stories scrutinizing the Securities and Exchange Commission and the way it has been affected by the policies of its former chairman, John Shad.
• Specialized Reporting:
  • Tamar Stieber of Albuquerque Journal, For persistent reporting that linked a rare blood disorder to an over-the-counter dietary supplement, L-Tryptophan, and led to a national recall of the product.
• National Reporting:
  • Ross Anderson, Bill Dietrich, Mary Ann Gwinn and Eric Nalder of Seattle Times, For coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath.
• International Reporting:
  • Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl Wu Dunn of New York Times, For knowledgeable reporting from China on the mass movement for democracy and its subsequent suppression.
• Feature Writing:
  • Dave Curtin of Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, For a gripping account of a family's struggle to recover after its members were severely burned in an explosion that devastated their home.
• Commentary:
  • Jim Hoagland of Washington Post, For searching and prescient columns on events leading up to the Gulf War and on the political problems of Mikhail Gorbachev.
• Criticism:
  • David Shaw of Los Angeles Times, For his critiques of the way in which the media, including his own paper, reported the McMartin Pre-School child molestation case.
• Editorial Writing:
  • Ron Casey, Harold Jackson and Joey Kennedy of Birmingham News, For their editorial campaign analyzing inequities in Alabama's tax system and proposing needed reforms.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Jim Borgman of Cincinnati Enquirer
• Spot News Photography:
  • Greg Marinovich of Associated Press, For a series of photographs of supporters of South Africa's African National Congress brutally murdering a man they believed to be a Zulu spy.
• Feature Photography:
  • William Snyder of Dallas Morning News, For his photographs of ill and orphaned children living in subhuman conditions in Romania.

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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 Explanatory Journalism was first introduced in 1985, and continued under that name until 1997. ... Steve Coll, an American journalist and writer, is a staff writer for The New Yorker. ... ... The Albuquerque Journal is the largest newspaper in New Mexico. ... The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. ... Ross J. Anderson is a researcher, writer, and industry consultant in security engineering. ... The daily Seattle Times is the leading newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. ... The Exxon Valdez oil spill was the most devastating environmental disaster to occur at sea in history. ... The Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. ... Nicholas D. Kristof Nicholas D. Kristof (born April 27, 1959) is a political scientist, author, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist specializing in East Asia. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing has been awarded since 1979 for a distinguished example of feature writing giving prime consideration to high literary quality and originality. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary has been awarded since 1970. ... Jim Hoagland is an American journalist and two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. ... ... The Pulitzer Prize for Criticism has been presented since 1970 to a newspaper writer who has demonstrated distinguished criticism. 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Photo by Terry Macdonald Harold Jackson was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... The Birmingham News is a the daily newspaper for Birmingham, Alabama, and the largest newspaper in Alabama. ... 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. ... Categories: Stub | 1952 births | Cartoonists | Pulitzer Prize winners | Cincinnati, Ohio | Reuben Award winners ... The Cincinnati Enquirer is a daily morning newspaper published at Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Associated Press logo The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... 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. ... Snyder in 2005 William Snyder is a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and is currently the Director of Photography for The Dallas Morning News. ... The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area. ...

Letters awards

• Fiction:
  • The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos
• History:
  • In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines by Stanley Karnow
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • Machiavelli in Hell by Sebastian de Grazia
• Poetry:
  • The World Doesn't End by Charles Simic
• General Non-Fiction:
  • And Their Children After Them by Dale Maharidge and Michael Williamson

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... Oscar Hijuelos (born 1951) is an American novelist. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... Stanley Karnow is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who covered Asia from 1959 as chief correspondent for Time and Life. ... 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 Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Charles Simic Charles Simic (born May 9, 1938) is an American poet. ... 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. ... Dale Maharidge (1956- ) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist best known for his collaborations with photographer Michael Williamson. ... Michael Williamson is an American photographer whose work has been awarded two Pulitzer Prizes. ...

Arts awards

• Drama:
  • The Piano Lesson by August Wilson
• Music:
  • "Duplicates": A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra by Mel Powell

Premiered by the Los Angeles Philharmonic on January 26, 1990. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... August Wilsons The Piano Lesson was the 1990 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama, and concerned a brother and a sister arguing about whether or not they should sell their family piano. ... August Wilson August Wilson (April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ... Mel Powell (born Melvin Epstein, February 12, 1923 in New York City - April 24, 1998 in Valencia, California) was a jazz pianist and serial composer. ... The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, USA. From 1964 to 2003, the orchestra played its concerts in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

External Links

• http://www.pulitzer.org/cyear/1990w.html