1969 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1969.
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- The Los Angeles Times, for its expose of wrongdoing within the Los Angeles City Government Commissions, resulting in resignations or criminal convictions of certain members, as well as widespread reforms.
- Local General or Spot News Reporting:
- John Fetterman of The Louisville Times and The Courier-Journal, for his article, Pfc. Gibson Comes Home. the story of an American soldier whose body was returned to his native town from Vietnam for burial.
- Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
- Al Delugach and Denny Walsh of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, for their campaign against fraud and abuse of power within the St. Louis Steamfitters Union, Local 562.
- National Reporting:
- Robert Cahn of the Christian Science Monitor, for his inquiry into the future of our national parks and the methods that may help to preserve them.
- International Reporting:
- William Tuohy of the Los Angeles Times, for his Vietnam War correspondence in 1968.
- Editorial Writing:
- Paul Greenberg of the Pine Bluff Commercial (Arkansas), for his editorials during 1968.
- Editorial Cartooning:
- John Fischetti of the Chicago Daily News, for his editorial cartooning in 1968.
- Spot News Photography:
- Edward T. Adams of Associated Press, for his photograph, Saigon Execution.
- Feature Photography:
- Moneta Sleet Jr. of Ebony magazine, for his photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s widow and child, taken at Dr. King's funeral.
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
- Fiction:
- Drama:
- History:
- Origins of the Fifth Amendment by Leonard W. Levy (Oxford University Press).
- Biography or Autobiography:
- The Man From New York: John Quinn and His Friends by Benjamin Lawrence Reid (Oxford University Press).
- Poetry:
- Of Being Numerous by George Oppen (New Directions).
- General Non-Fiction:
- The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer (World).
- General Non-Fiction:
- Music:
- String Quartet No. 3 by Karel Husa (Associated Music Publishers).
First performed at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, on October 14, 1968, by the Fine Arts Quartet.
- String Quartet No. 3 by Karel Husa (Associated Music Publishers).
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