1965 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1965.

Journalism awards

  • Public Service:
    • The Hutchinson News, for its courageous and constructive campaign, culminating in 1964, to bring about more equitable reapportionment of the Kansas Legislature, despite powerful opposition in its own community.[1]
  • Local General or Spot News Reporting:
    • Melvin H. Ruder of the Hungry Horse News, a weekly in Columbia Falls, Montana, for his daring and resourceful coverage of a disastrous flood that threatened his community, an individual effort in the finest tradition of spot news reporting.[2]
  • Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
    • Gene Goltz of the Houston Post, for his expose of government corruption in Pasadena, Texas, which resulted in widespread reforms.
  • National Reporting:
    • Louis M. Kohlmeier of The Wall Street Journal, for his enterprise in reporting the growth of the fortune of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his family.
  • International Reporting:
    • J. A. Livingston of the Philadelphia Bulletin, for his reports on the growth of economic independence among Russia's Eastern European satellites and his analysis of their desire for a resumption of trade with the West.
  • Editorial Writing:
    • John R. Harrison of The Gainesville Sun, for his successful editorial campaign for better housing in his city.
  • Editorial Cartooning:
    • No award given.
  • Photography:

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

References

  1. ^ "Newspaper went to court in battle for redistricting". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. AP. May 4, 1965 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
  2. ^ "'Can't sit back after winning,' editor of weekly observes". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. AP. May 4, 1965 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Horst Faas' goal: to record the sufferings of soldiers". Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. AP. May 13, 1965 – via Newspapers.com.

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