1971 Pulitzer Prize
The 1971 Pulitzer Prizes are:
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- * Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel, for investigation of environmental problems, particularly blocking strip mine operations in northwest North Carolina.
- National Reporting:
- * Lucinda Franks and Thomas Powers of United Press International, for their profile of revolutionary Diana Oughton, "The Making of a Terrorist".
- Local General or Spot News Reporting:
- * Staff of the Akron Beacon Journal, for coverage of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970.
- Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
- * William Jones of the Chicago Tribune, for exposing "collusion between police and some of Chicago's largest ambulance companies to restrict services in low income areas."
- International Reporting:
- * Jimmie Lee Hoagland of The Washington Post, for covering the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
- Criticism or Commentary:
- * William A. Caldwell of The Record, for his commentary in his daily column, "Simeon Stylites".
- * Harold C. Schonberg of The New York Times, for his music criticism in 1970.
- Editorial Writing:
- * Horace G. Davis, Jr. of The Gainesville Sun, for his editorials in support of peaceful desegregation in Florida schools.
- Editorial Cartooning:
- * Paul Conrad of the Los Angeles Times, for his cartooning in 1970.
- Spot News Photography:
- * John Paul Filo of the Valley Daily News/Daily Dispatch, for his photography of the Kent State shootings.
- Feature Photography:
- * Jack Dykinga of the Chicago Sun-Times, for his photography at the Lincoln and Dixon State Schools for the Retarded.
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
- Fiction:
- * No award given.
- Drama:
- * The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds by Paul Zindel
- History:
- * Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom by James MacGregor Burns
- Biography or Autobiography:
- * Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph, 1915-1938 by Lawrance Thompson
- Poetry:
- * The Carrier of Ladders by William S. Merwin
- General Nonfiction:
- * The Rising Sun by John Toland
- Music:
- * Synchronisms No. 6 for Piano and Electronic Sound by Mario Davidovsky