1934 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1934:
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- Medford Mail Tribune (Oregon) for its campaign against unscrupulous politicians in Jackson County, Oregon.[1]
- Reporting:
- Brooke Hart, a merchant's son.[2]
- Honorable mentions:[3]
- Eben A. Ayers, Andrew J. Clarke, and Edward J. Kelley of the Harwichport, Massachusetts".
- Edward J. Donohoe of the Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) for "his able and convincing work in setting forth corruption in office on the part of members of the public school boards in Luzerne County".[4]
- H. Ellwood Douglass of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for "his accounts of the epidemic of encephalitis in St. Louis".
- Meigs O. Frost of the New Orleans Times-Picayune for "his reporting of the case of Pearl Ledet, accused of causing a death in an automobile accident case".[5]
- Charles J. Truitt of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin for "covering the district of Ocean City and Salisbury, Maryland, after the severest stormin the history of the eastern shore had severed all communications".
- national bank holiday".
- Eben A. Ayers, Andrew J. Clarke, and Edward J. Kelley of the
- Correspondence:
- Frederick T. Birchall of The New York Times for his correspondence from Europe.
- Honorable mentions:[3]
- Harry Carr of the Los Angeles Times for his series of dispatches from Australia, Japan, China, the Philippines, and Europe.[6]
- John E. Elliott of the New York Herald-Tribunefor his correspondence from Germany.
- Editorial Writing:
- E. P. Chase of the Atlantic News-Telegraph (Iowa) for an editorial entitled, "Where Is Our Money?"
- Honorable mentions:[3]
- James E. Lawrence of The Lincoln Star for "Iowa's Disgrace".[7]
- William R. Mathews of The Arizona Daily Star for "Some Aspects in the Administration's Program".[8]
- New York American(unknown writer) for "Freedom of the Press".
- Geoffrey Parsons of the New York Herald-Tribunefor "Strategic Gains".
- E.H. Shaffer of the Albuquerque Tribunefor "The Governor Sends Troops to Gallup".
- Douglas W. Swiggett of the Milwaukee Journalfor "Newspapers and the Code".
- Casper S. Yost of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat for "The Freedom of the Press".[9]
- Osborn Zuber of The Birmingham News for "Why We Still Have Lynchings in the South".[10]
- James E. Lawrence of
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Edmund Duffy of The Baltimore Sun for "California Points with Pride!"
Letters and Drama Awards
- Novel:
- Harper)
- Drama:
- Men in White by Sidney Kingsley (Covici Friede)
- History:
- The People's Choice by Herbert Agar (Houghton)
- Biography or Autobiography:
- Dodd)
- Poetry:
- Collected Verse by Robert Hillyer (Alfred A. Knopf)
References
- ^ "The Pulitzer Award". Medford Mail Tribune. May 8, 1934 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tim O'Rourke (November 27, 2016). "Chronicle Covers: A San Jose lynching that's still shocking". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ a b c "Tribune winner Pulitzer Prize". Medford Mail Tribune. May 8, 1934 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
- ^ "T.-L. reporter wins Pulitzer citation". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. May 8, 1934 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
- ^ James Karst (December 28, 2014). "Our Times: Dogged reporting saves Pearl LeDet from prison". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Carr honored for writings". Los Angeles Times. May 8, 1934 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Honorable mention for Pulitzer Prize is given to Lincoln Star editor". The Lincoln Star. May 8, 1934 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
- ^ William R. Mathews (July 16, 1933). "The Administration's Program". The Arizona Daily Star – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Casper Yost (November 2, 1933). "Freedom of the Press". St. Louis Globe-Democrat – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Osborn Zuber (September 13, 1933). "Why We Still Have Lynchings in the South". The Birmingham News – via Newspapers.com.