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. The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States. ...

• 1970: Ada Louise Huxtable, New York Times, for distinguished criticism during 1969.
• 1971: Harold C. Schonberg, New York Times, for his music criticism during 1970.
• 1972: Frank Peters Jr., St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for his music criticism during 1971.
• 1973: Ronald Powers, Chicago Sun-Times, for his critical writing about television during 1972.
• 1974: Emily Genauer, Newsday, for her critical writing about art and artists.
• 1975: Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, for his film criticism during 1974.
• 1976: Alan M. Kriegsman, Washington Post, for his critical writing about dance during 1975.
• 1977: William McPherson, Washington Post, for his contribution to "Book World."
• 1978: Walter Kerr, New York Times, for articles on the theater in 1977 and throughout his long career.
• 1979: Paul Gapp, Chicago Tribune, architecture
• 1980: William A. Henry III, Boston Globe, for critical writing about television.
• 1981: Jonathan Yardley, Washington Star, for his book reviews.
• 1982: Martin Bernheimer, Los Angeles Times, for classical music criticism.
• 1983: Manuela Hoelterhoff, Wall Street Journal, for her wide-ranging criticism on the arts and other subjects.
• 1984: Paul Goldberger, New York Times, for architectural criticism.
• 1985: Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times, for his television criticism.
• 1986: Donal Henehan, New York Times, for his music criticism.
• 1987: Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times, for his book reviews.
• 1988: Tom Shales, Washington Post, for his television criticism.
• 1989: Michael Skube, The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), for his writing about books and other literary topics.
• 1990: Allan Temko, San Francisco Chronicle, for his architecture criticism.
• 1991: David Shaw, Los Angeles Times, for his critiques of the way in which the media, including his own paper, reported the McMartin preschool trial.
• 1992: no award given
• 1993: Michael Dirda, Washington Post, for his book reviews.
• 1994: Lloyd Schwartz, Boston Phoenix, for his skillful and resonant classical music criticism.
• 1995: Margo Jefferson, New York Times, for her book reviews and other cultural criticism.
• 1996: Robert Campbell, Boston Globe, for his knowledgeable writing on architecture.
• 1997: Tim Page (music critic), Washington Post, for his lucid and illuminating music criticism.
• 1998: Michiko Kakutani, New York Times, for her passionate, intelligent writing on books and contemporary literature.
• 1999: Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune, for his lucid coverage of city architecture, including an influential series supporting the development of Chicago's lakefront area.
• 2000: Henry Allen, Washington Post, for his fresh and authoritative writing on photography.
• 2001: Gail Caldwell, Boston Globe, for her insightful observations on contemporary life and literature.
• 2002: Justin Davidson, Newsday, for his crisp coverage of classical music that captures its essence.
• 2003: Stephen Hunter, Washington Post, for his authoritative film criticism that is both intellectually rewarding and a pleasure to read.
• 2004: Dan Neil, Los Angeles Times, for his one-of-a-kind reviews of automobiles, blending technical expertise with offbeat humor and astute cultural observations.
• 2005: Joe Morgenstern of Wall Street Journal, for his reviews that elucidated the strengths and weaknesses of film with rare insight, authority and wit.
• 2006: Robin Givhan of Washington Post, for her witty, closely observed essays that transform fashion criticism into cultural criticism.
• 2007: Anna Francesca Mempin of ADDU, for her zestful, wide ranging restaurant reviews, expressing the delight of an erudite eater.

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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. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Tom Shales (born November 3, 1944) is an American critic of television programming and operations. ... ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Michael Skube is a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism winner. ... The News & Observer logo The front page of The News & Observer from January 26, 2005 The News & Observer is the regional daily newspaper of the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, USA. It is based in Raleigh and also covers Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Allan Temko (1924-January 25, 2006) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic and writer based in San Francisco. ... Todays San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... David Shaw (born January 4, 1943 in Dayton, Ohio; died August 1, 2005) was a Los Angeles Times journalist known who won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1991. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ... Virginia McMartin The McMartin preschool case was an example of day care sexual abuse hysteria. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Michael Dirda, a Fulbright Fellowship recipient, is an award-winning book critic for the Washington Post. ... ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Lloyd Schwartz is an American poet who is Frederick S. Troy Professor of English at The University of Massachusetts Boston, Classical Music Editor of The Boston Phoenix, and a regular commentator for NPRs Fresh Air. ... The Boston Phoenix is an alternative weekly publication in Boston, Massachusetts that emphasizes arts and entertainment coverage, as well as alternative political viewpoints. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Margo Jefferson is a cultural critic for The New York Times. ... 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. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... There are a number of notable Robert Campbells: Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (1630-1696) Scottish officer implicated in the Massacre of Glencoe. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tim Page (born October 11, 1954 in San Diego, California) is a writer, editor, producer and music critic. ... ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Michiko Kakutani (born January 9, 1955 in New Haven, Connecticut) is a highly influential and controversial literary critic for the New York Times. ... 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. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Blair Kamin is the architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune. ... // The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois and owned by the Tribune Company. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gail Caldwell (born 1951) is the chief book critic for The Boston Globe, where she has been on staff since 1985. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Newsday is a daily tabloid-size newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the New York City metropolitan area. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephen Hunter (born March 25, 1946) is an American novelist, essayist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic. ... ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dan Neil is an Automobile Columnist for the Los Angeles Times, noted for his for his one-of-a-kind reviews of automobiles, which blend technical expertise with offbeat humor and astute cultural observations. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joe Morgenstern is the film critic for The Wall Street Journal. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Robin Givhan (born 1965) is the fashion editor for The Washington Post. ... ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A cultural critic is a critic of a given culture, usually as a whole and typically on a radical basis. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...