The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1992. 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. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
  • Sacramento Bee, For "The Sierra in Peril," reporting by Tom Knudson that examined environmental threats and damage to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.
• Spot News Reporting:
  • Staff of Newsday, For coverage of a midnight subway derailment in Manhattan that left five passengers dead and more than 200 injured.
• Investigative Reporting:
  • Lorraine Adams and Dan Malone of Dallas Morning News, For reporting that charged Texas police with extensive misconduct and abuses of power.
• Explanatory Journalism:
  • Robert S. Capers and Eric Lipton of Hartford Courant, For a series about the flawed Hubble Space Telescope that illustrated many of the problems plaguing America's space program.
• Beat Reporting:
  • Deborah Blum of Sacramento Bee, For her series, "The Monkey Wars," which explored the complex ethical and moral questions surrounding primate research.
• National Reporting:
  • Jeff Taylor and Mike McGraw of Kansas City Star, For their critical examination of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• International Reporting:
  • Patrick J. Sloyan of Newsday, For his reporting on the Persian Gulf War, conducted after the war was over, which revealed new details of American battlefield tactics and "friendly fire" incidents.
• Feature Writing:
  • Howell Raines of New York Times, For "Grady's Gift," an account of the author's childhood friendship with his family's black housekeeper and the lasting lessons of their relationship.
• Commentary:
  • Anna Quindlen of New York Times, For her compelling columns on a wide range of personal and political topics.
• Criticism:
  • No Award Given
• Editorial Writing:
  • Maria Henson of Lexington Herald-Leader, For her editorials about battered women in Kentucky, which focused statewide attention on the problem and prompted significant reforms.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Signe Wilkinson of Philadelphia Daily News
• Spot News Photography:
  • The Staff of Associated Press, For photographs of the attempted coup in Russia and the subsequent collapse of the Communist regime.
• Feature Photography:
  • John Kaplan of Block Newspapers, For his photographs depicting the diverse lifestyles of seven 21-year-olds across the United States.

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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. ... Signe Wilkinson is an editorial cartoonist best known for her work at the Philadelphia Daily News. ... The Philadelphia Daily News is a tabloid newspaper that began publishing on March 31, 1925, under founding editor Lee Ellmaker. ... Associated Press logo The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... 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. ...

Letters awards

• Fiction:
  • A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
• History:
  • The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties by Mark E. Neely, Jr.
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • Fortunate Son: The Healing of a Vietnam Vet by Lewis B. Puller, Jr.
• Poetry:
  • Selected Poems by James Tate
• General Non-Fiction:
  • The Prize: The Epic Quest For Oil, Money & Power by Daniel Yergin

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Arts awards

• Drama:
  • The Kentucky Cycle by Robert Schenkkan
• Music:
  • The Face of the Night, The Heart of the Dark by Wayne Peterson

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External Links

• http://www.pulitzer.org/cyear/1992w.html