Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
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The Pulitzer Prize
for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial
writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial
Editorial
An opinion piece is an article, published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about the subject. Opinion pieces are featured in many periodicals.-Editorials:...
writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.
List of winners and their official citations
- 1917: No author named, New York TribuneNew York TribuneThe New York Tribune was an American newspaper, first established by Horace Greeley in 1841, which was long considered one of the leading newspapers in the United States...
, "for an editorial article on the first anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania." - 1918: No author named, Louisville Courier Journal, "for the editorial article, 'Vae Victis!' and the editorial, 'War Has Its Compensation.'"
- 1919: No award given.
- 1920: Harvey E. Newbranch, Evening World Herald (Omaha, Nebraska), "for an editorial entitled 'Law and the Jungle.'"
- 1921: No award given.
- 1922: Frank M. O'Brien, New York HeraldNew York HeraldThe New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835, and 1924.-History:The first issue of the paper was published by James Gordon Bennett, Sr., on May 6, 1835. By 1845 it was the most popular and profitable daily newspaper in the UnitedStates...
, "for an article entitled, 'The Unknown Soldier.'" - 1923: William Allen WhiteWilliam Allen WhiteWilliam Allen White was a renowned American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement...
, Emporia Gazette (Kansas)Emporia GazetteThe Emporia Gazette is a daily newspaper in Emporia, Kansas.The newspaper rose to national attention after William Allen White bought the newspaper for $3,000 in 1895. The paper rose to national prominence and influence in the Republican Party following a White editorial in 1896, "What's the...
, "for an editorial entitled 'To an Anxious Friend.'" - 1924: No author named, Boston HeraldBoston HeraldThe Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
, "for an editorial entitled 'Who Made Coolidge?'" - 1925: No author named, Charleston News and CourierThe Post and CourierCharleston's The Post and Courier is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the South and the eighth oldest newspaper still in publication in the United States. It is published in Charleston, South Carolina. It traces its ancestry to three newspapers, the Charleston Courier, founded in 1803, the...
, "for the editorial entitled 'Plight of the South.'" - 1926: Edward M. KingsburyEdward M. KingsburyEdward M. Kingsbury was a journalist and reviewer who won a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.- Life and career :...
, The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, "for the editorial entitled 'House of a Hundred Sorrows.'" - 1927: F. Lauriston Bullard, Boston HeraldBoston HeraldThe Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
, "for the editorial entitled, 'We Submit.'" - 1928: Grover Cleveland Hall, Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery AdvertiserThe Montgomery Advertiser is a daily newspaper located in Montgomery, Alabama. It was founded in 1829.- History:The newspaper began publication in 1829 as The Planter's Gazette. It became the Montgomery Advertiser in 1833. In 1903, R.F. Hudson, a young Alabama newspaperman, joined the staff of the...
, "for his editorials against gangsterismOrganized crimeOrganized crime or criminal organizations are transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, most commonly for monetary profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist organizations, are...
, floggings and racial and religious intolerance." - 1929: Louis Isaac JaffeLouis Isaac JaffeLouis Isaac Jaffe was editorial page editor of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot from 1919 to 1950. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 1929 for An Unspeakable Act of Savagery, which condemned lynching....
, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, "for his editorial entitled 'An Unspeakable Act of Savagery,' which is typical of a series of articles written on the lynchingLynchingLynching is an extrajudicial execution carried out by a mob, often by hanging, but also by burning at the stake or shooting, in order to punish an alleged transgressor, or to intimidate, control, or otherwise manipulate a population of people. It is related to other means of social control that...
evil and in successful advocacy of legislation to prevent it." - 1930: No award given.
- 1931: Charles S. Ryckman, Fremont Tribune, "for the editorial entitled 'The Gentlemen from Nebraska.'"
- 1932: No award given.
- 1933: No author named, The Kansas City StarThe Kansas City StarThe Kansas City Star is a McClatchy newspaper based in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. Published since 1880, the paper is the recipient of eight Pulitzer Prizes...
, "for its series of editorials on national and international topics." - 1934: E. P. Chase, Atlantic News-Telegraph (Iowa), "for an editorial entitled, 'Where is Our Money ?'"
- 1935: No award given.
- 1936: Felix MorleyFelix MorleyFelix Muskett Morley was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from the United States.-Biography:Morley was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania, his father being the mathematician Frank Morley. Like his brothers, Christopher and Frank, Felix was educated at Haverford College and enjoyed a Rhodes...
, The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, "for distinguished editorial writing during the year." - 1936: George B. Parker, Scripps-Howard Newspapers, "for distinguished editorial writing during the year."
- 1937: John W. OwensJohn W. OwensJohn Whitefield Owens was the 1937 Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial writing for his editorials on the Baltimore Sun.-References:*...
, Baltimore SunThe Baltimore SunThe Baltimore Sun is the U.S. state of Maryland’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries....
, "for distinguished editorial writing during the year." - 1938: William Wesley Waymack, Des Moines RegisterDes Moines RegisterThe Des Moines Register is the daily morning newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. A separate edition of the Register is sold throughout much of Iowa.-History:...
, "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year." - 1939: Ronald G. Callvert, The OregonianThe OregonianThe Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850...
(Portland, OregonPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
), "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year as exemplified by the editorial entitled 'My Country 'Tis of Thee.'" - 1940: Bart Howard, St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-DispatchThe St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwestern United States, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri, as far south as...
, "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year." - 1941: Reuben Maury, New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsThe Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
, "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year." - 1942: Geoffrey Parsons, New York Herald TribuneNew York Herald TribuneThe New York Herald Tribune was a daily newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald.Other predecessors, which had earlier merged into the New York Tribune, included the original The New Yorker newsweekly , and the Whig Party's Log Cabin.The paper was home to...
, "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year." - 1943: Forrest W. SeymourForrest W. Seymour (journalist)Forrest W. Seymour was born July 10, 1905, in South Dakota, and died October 3, 1983, in Dennis, Massachusetts. He was a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for the Des Moines Register and Worcester, Massachusetts Telegram. One of his most notable works is Sitanka: The Full Story of Wounded Knee, an...
, Des Moines RegisterDes Moines RegisterThe Des Moines Register is the daily morning newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. A separate edition of the Register is sold throughout much of Iowa.-History:...
, "for his editorials published during the calendar year 1942." - 1944: Henry J. Haskell, The Kansas City StarThe Kansas City StarThe Kansas City Star is a McClatchy newspaper based in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. Published since 1880, the paper is the recipient of eight Pulitzer Prizes...
, "for editorials written during the calendar year 1943." - 1945: George W. Potter, Providence Journal-BulletinThe Providence JournalThe Providence Journal, nicknamed the ProJo, is a daily newspaper serving the metropolitan area of Providence, Rhode Island and is the largest newspaper in Rhode Island. The newspaper, first published in 1829 and the oldest continuously-published daily newspaper in the United States, was purchased...
, for his editorials published during the calendar year 1944, especially for his editorials on the subject of freedom of the press. - 1946: Hodding CarterHodding CarterWilliam Hodding Carter, II was a prominent Southern U.S. progressive journalist and author. Carter was born in Hammond, the largest community in Tangipahoa Parish, in southeastern Louisiana, to William Hodding Carter, I , and the former Irma Dutartre...
, Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Mississippi), "for a group of editorials published during the year 1945 on the subject of racial, religious and economic intolerance, as exemplified by the editorial 'Go for Broke.'" - 1947: William H. Grimes, The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, "for his distinguished editorial writing during the year." - 1948: Virginius DabneyVirginius DabneyVirginius Dabney was a U.S. teacher, journalist, writer, and editor. He was the editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch from 1936 to 1969 and author of several historical books...
, Richmond Times-DispatchRichmond Times-DispatchThe Richmond Times-Dispatch is the primary daily newspaper in Richmond the capital of Virginia, United States, and is commonly considered the "newspaper of record" for events occurring in much of the state...
, "for distinguished editorial writing during the year." - 1949: John H. Crider, Boston HeraldBoston HeraldThe Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
, "for distinguished editorial writing during the year." - 1950: Carl M. Saunders of Jackson Citizen Patriot (Michigan), "for distinguished editorial writing during the year."
- 1951: William Harry Fitzpatrick, New Orleans States, "for his series of editorials analyzing and clarifying a very important constitutional issue, which is described by the general heading of the series, 'Government by Treaty.'"
- 1952: Louis LaCossLouis LaCossLouis LaCoss was a journalist and editorial writer. After graduating from the University of Kansas in 1912 he went on to work for the San Diego Sun, the Parsons Sun, and the Associated Press. In 1923 he left the AP for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, the paper for which he would be best known...
, St. Louis Globe Democrat, "for his editorial entitled, 'The Low Estate of Public Morals.'" - 1953: Vermont Connecticut Royster, The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, "for distinguished editorial writing during the year." - 1954: Don MurrayDon Murray (writer)Donald Morrison Murray was a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, and long-time teacher of English at the University of New Hampshire. He wrote for many journals, authored several books on the art of writing and teaching, and served as writing coach for several national newspapers...
, Boston HeraldBoston HeraldThe Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
, "for a series of editorials on the 'New Look' in National Defense which won wide attention for their analysis of changes in American military policy." - 1955: Royce HowesRoyce HowesRoyce Bucknam Howes was a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author who also published a biography of Edgar Guest and a number of crime novels...
, Detroit Free PressDetroit Free PressThe Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"...
, "for an editorial on 'The Cause of a Strike,' impartially and clearly analyzing the responsibility of both labor and management for a local union's unauthorized strike in July, 1954, which rendered 45,000 Chrysler Corporation workers idle and unpaid. By pointing out how and why the parent United Automobile Workers' UnionUnited Auto WorkersThe International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the United Auto Workers , is a labor union which represents workers in the United States and Puerto Rico, and formerly in Canada. Founded as part of the Congress of Industrial...
ordered the local strike called off and stating that management let dissatisfaction get out of hand, the editorial made a notable contribution to public understanding of the whole program of the respective responsibilities and relationships of labor and management in this field." - 1956: Lauren K. Soth, Register and Tribune (Des Moines, Iowa)Des Moines RegisterThe Des Moines Register is the daily morning newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. A separate edition of the Register is sold throughout much of Iowa.-History:...
, "for the editorial inviting a farm delegation from the Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
to visit IowaIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, which led directly to the Russian farm visit to the U.S." - 1957: Buford Boone of Tuscaloosa News, "for his fearless and reasoned editorials in a community inflamed by a segregation issue, an outstanding example of his work being the editorial entitled, 'What a Price for Peace,' published on February 7, 1956."
- 1958: Harry AshmoreHarry AshmoreHarry Scott Ashmore was an American journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his editorials in 1957 on the school integration conflict in Little Rock, Arkansas....
, Arkansas GazetteArkansas GazetteThe Arkansas Gazette, known as the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi River, and located from 1908 until its October 18, 1991 closing at the now historic Gazette Building, was for many years the newspaper of record for Little Rock and the State of Arkansas...
, "for the forcefulness, dispassionate analysis and clarity of his editorials on the school integration conflict in Little Rock." - 1959: Ralph McGillRalph McGillRalph Emerson McGill , American journalist, was best known as the anti-segregationist editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. He won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1959....
, Atlanta Constitution, "for his distinguished editorial writing during 1958 as exemplified in his editorial 'A Church, A School....' and for his long, courageous and effective editorial leadership." - 1960: Lenoir ChambersLenoir ChambersLenoir Chambers was a writer, biographer and newspaper editor. In 1960, as editor of The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Virginia , he won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for his series of editorials on desegregation and the school integration problem in Virginia...
, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, "for his series of editorials on the school integration problem in Virginia, as exemplified by 'The Year the Schools Closed,' published January 1, 1959, and 'The Year the Schools Opened,' published December 31, 1959." - 1961: William J. DorvillierWilliam J. DorvillierWilliam J. Dorvillier, born in Massachusetts in 1908, was the 1961 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. The publisher and editor of then 18-month old and now defunct The San Juan Star, he wrote 20 stinging editorials criticizing the Catholic Church's interference with the 1960...
, San Juan Star, "for his editorials on clerical interference in the 1960 gubernatorial election in Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
." - 1962: Thomas M. StorkeThomas M. StorkeThomas More Storke was an American politician, rancher, journalist and publisher. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism in 1962....
, Santa Barbara News-PressSanta Barbara News-PressThe Santa Barbara News-Press is a broadsheet newspaper based in Santa Barbara, California.-History:The News-Press asserts it is the oldest daily newspaper in Southern California, publishing since 1855...
, "for his forceful editorials calling public attention to the activities of a semi-secret organization known as the John Birch SocietyJohn Birch SocietyThe John Birch Society is an American political advocacy group that supports anti-communism, limited government, a Constitutional Republic and personal freedom. It has been described as radical right-wing....
." - 1963: Ira B. Harkey Jr.Ira B. Harkey Jr.Ira B. Harkey Jr. was an author of books, professor of journalism, and editor and publisher of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Chronicle-Star from 1951 to 1963...
, Pascagoula Chronicle, "for his courageous editorials devoted to the processes of law and reason during the integration crisis in MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
in 1962." - 1964: Hazel Brannon SmithHazel Brannon SmithHazel Freeman Brannon Smith , the owner and editor of four weekly newspapers in rural Mississippi, was the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing....
, Lexington Advertiser, "for steadfast adherence to her editorial duty in the face of great pressure and opposition." - 1965: John R. Harrison, Gainesville Sun (Florida)The Gainesville SunThe Gainesville Sun is a newspaper published daily in Gainesville, Florida, United States, covering the North-Central portion of the state. It is a part of the New York Times Regional Media Group. The paper is published by James E...
, "for his successful editorial campaign for better housing in his city." - 1966: Robert Lasch, St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-DispatchThe St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwestern United States, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri, as far south as...
, "for his distinguished editorial writing in 1965." - 1967: Eugene Patterson, Atlanta Constitution, "for his editorials during the year."
- 1968: John S. KnightJohn S. KnightJohn Shively Knight was an American newspaper publisher and editor.He was born in Bluefield, West Virginia to Charles Landon Knight and Clara Scheifly. He attended Cornell University but never graduated, leaving early to enlist in the Army. While at Cornell he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa...
, Knight Newspapers, "for his distinguished editorial writing." - 1969: Paul GreenbergPaul Greenberg (journalist)Paul Greenberg is an American syndicated columnist and author. He curretnly serves as the editorial page editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. His articles appear in various newspapers through Tribune Media Services syndicate. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 1969.-...
, Pine Bluff Commercial (Arkansas), "for his editorials during 1968." - 1970: Philip L. Geyelin, The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, "for his editorials during 1969." - 1971: Horance G. Davis Jr., Gainesville Sun (Florida)The Gainesville SunThe Gainesville Sun is a newspaper published daily in Gainesville, Florida, United States, covering the North-Central portion of the state. It is a part of the New York Times Regional Media Group. The paper is published by James E...
, "for his editorials in support of the peaceful desegregationDesegregationDesegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups usually referring to races. This is most commonly used in reference to the United States. Desegregation was long a focus of the American Civil Rights Movement, both before and after the United States Supreme Court's decision in...
of Florida'sFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
schools." - 1972: John StrohmeyerJohn StrohmeyerJohn Strohmeyer was the 1972 Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial writing “for his editorial campaign to reduce racial tensions in Bethlehem.”...
. Bethlehem Globe-Times (Pennsylvania), "for his editorial campaign to reduce racial tensions in Bethlehem." - 1973: Roger B. Linscott, Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)The Berkshire EagleThe Berkshire Eagle is a daily newspaper published in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and covering all of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, as well as four New York communities near Pittsfield...
, "for his editorials during 1972." - 1974: F. Gilman SpencerF. Gilman SpencerFrederick Gilman Spencer III was an American newspaper editor.He was editor at The Trentonian, Philadelphia Daily News from 1975 to 1984, New York Daily News from 1984 to 1989, and The Denver Post, from 1989 to 1993...
, Trentonian (New Jersey)TrentonianThe Trentonian is a daily newspaper serving Trenton, New Jersey, USA, and the surrounding Mercer County community. The paper has a daily circulation of slightly more than 30,000 and a Sunday circulation of less than 28,000...
, "for his courageous campaign to focus public attention on scandals in New Jersey'sNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
state government." - 1975: John Daniell Maurice, Charleston Daily MailCharleston Daily MailThe Charleston Daily Mail is a Pulitzer Prize winning Monday-Friday morning newspaper in Charleston, West Virginia.-Publishing History:The Daily Mail was founded in 1914 by former Alaska Gov. Walter Eli Clark and remained the property of his heirs until 1987. Governor Clark described the newspaper...
, "for his editorials about the Kanawha County schoolbook controversy." - 1976: Philip P. Kerby, Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, "for his editorials against government secrecy and judicial censorship." - 1977: Warren L. Lerude, Foster Church and Norman F. Cardoza, Reno Evening Gazette and Nevada State Journal, "for editorials challenging the power of a local brothelBrothelBrothels are business establishments where patrons can engage in sexual activities with prostitutes. Brothels are known under a variety of names, including bordello, cathouse, knocking shop, whorehouse, strumpet house, sporting house, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, and bawdy house...
keeper." - 1978: Meg GreenfieldMeg GreenfieldMary Ellen Greenfield was a Washington Post and Newsweek editorial writer and a Washington, D.C. insider known for her wit and for being reclusive....
, The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, "for selected samples of her work." - 1979: Edwin M. Yoder Jr., Washington StarWashington StarThe Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily afternoon newspaper published in Washington, D.C. between 1852 and 1981. For most of that time, it was the city's newspaper of record, and the longtime home to columnist Mary McGrory and...
- 1980: Robert L. BartleyRobert L. BartleyRobert Leroy Bartley was the editor of the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal for more than 30 years. He won a Pulitzer Prize for opinion writing and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the Bush administration in 2003...
, The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal.... - 1981: No award given.
- 1982: Jack RosenthalJack RosenthalJack Morris Rosenthal CBE was an English playwright, who wrote 129 early episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and over 150 screenplays, including original TV plays, feature films, and adaptations.-Biography:...
, The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization... - 1983: Editorial Board, Miami Herald, "for its campaign against the detention of illegal HaitiaHaitiaHaitia is a small genus of two species in the Loosestrife family of plants named for Haiti, the country where it was first collected. Both species are native to the island of Hispaniola....
n immigrants by federal officials." - 1984: Albert Scardino, Georgia Gazette, "for his series of editorials on various local and state matters."
- 1985: Richard Aregood, Philadelphia Daily NewsPhiladelphia Daily NewsThe Philadelphia Daily News is a tabloid newspaper that serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The newspaper is owned by Philadelphia Media Holdings which also owns Philadelphia's other major newspaper The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Daily News began publishing on March 31, 1925, under...
, "for his editorials on a variety of subjects." - 1986: Jack Fuller (author), Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, "for his editorials on constitutional issuesUnited States ConstitutionThe Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
." - 1987: Jonathan Freedman, Tribune (San Diego, California)The San Diego Union-Tribune-Predecessors:The predecessor newspapers of the Union-Tribune were:* San Diego Sun, founded 1861 and merged with the Evening Tribune in 1939.* San Diego Union, founded October 10, 1868.* Evening Tribune, founded December 2, 1895.-Ownership:...
, "for his editorials urging passage of the first major immigrationImmigrationImmigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
reform act in 34 years." - 1988: Jane Healy, Orlando SentinelOrlando SentinelThe Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of the Orlando, Florida region. It was founded in 1876. The Sentinel is owned by Tribune Company and is overseen by the Chicago Tribune. As of 2005, the Sentinel’s president and publisher was Kathleen Waltz; she announced her resignation in February 2008...
, "for her series of editorials protesting overdevelopment of Florida's Orange CountyOrange County, FloridaOrange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 1,145,956....
." - 1989: Lois Wille, Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, "for her editorials on a variety of local issues." - 1990: Thomas J. Hylton, Pottstown Mercury (Pennsylvania), "for his editorials about a local bond issue for the preservation of farmland and other open space in rural PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
." - 1991: Ron CaseyRon Casey (editor)Ronald Bruce Casey was a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer and editorial page editor for the Birmingham News....
, Harold Jackson and Joey Kennedy of The Birmingham NewsThe Birmingham NewsThe Birmingham News is the principal daily newspaper for Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and the largest newspaper in Alabama. The paper is owned by Advance Publications...
, "for their editorial campaign analyzing inequities in Alabama'sAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
tax system and proposing needed reforms." - 1992: Maria Henson, Lexington Herald-LeaderLexington Herald-LeaderThe Lexington Herald-Leader is a newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company and based in the U.S. city of Lexington, Kentucky. According to the 1999 Editor & Publisher International Yearbook, the Herald-Leaders paid circulation is the second largest in the Commonwealth of Kentucky...
(KentuckyKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
), "for her editorials about battered women in KentuckyKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, which focused statewide attention on the problem and prompted significant reforms." - 1993: No award given.
- 1994: R. Bruce Dold, Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, "for his series of editorials deploring the murder of a 3-year-old boy by his abusive mother and decrying the IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
child welfare system." - 1995: Jeffrey Good, St. Petersburg Times (Florida)St. Petersburg TimesThe St. Petersburg Times is a United States newspaper. It is one of two major publications serving the Tampa Bay Area, the other being The Tampa Tribune, which the Times tops in both circulation and readership. Based in St...
, "for his editorial campaign urging reform of Florida's probateProbateProbate is the legal process of administering the estate of a deceased person by resolving all claims and distributing the deceased person's property under the valid will. A probate court decides the validity of a testator's will...
system for settling estates." - 1996: Robert B. Semple, Jr.Robert B. Semple, Jr.Robert B. Semple, Jr. is the associate editor of The New York Times editorial page, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist....
, The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, "for his editorials on environmental issues." - 1997: Michael GartnerMichael GartnerMichael Gartner is an American journalist and businessman. He was President of the Iowa Board of Regents. He is a graduate of Carleton College and the New York University School of Law....
, Daily Tribune (Ames, Iowa), "for his common sense editorials about issues deeply affecting the lives of people in his community." - 1998: Bernard L. Stein, Riverdale Press (New York)Riverdale PressFounded in 1950 by David A. Stein, The Riverdale Press is a weekly newspaper that covers the Northwest Bronx neighborhoods of Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village. It is one of a handful of weeklies to win a Pulitzer Prize....
, "for his gracefully-written editorials on politics and other issues affecting New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
residents." - 1999: Editorial Board, New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsThe Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
, "for its effective campaign to rescue Harlem's Apollo TheaterApollo TheaterThe Apollo Theater in New York City is one of the most famous, and older, music halls in the United States, and the most famous club associated almost exclusively with Black performers...
from the financial mismanagement that threatened the landmark's survival." - 2000: John C. Bersia, Orlando SentinelOrlando SentinelThe Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of the Orlando, Florida region. It was founded in 1876. The Sentinel is owned by Tribune Company and is overseen by the Chicago Tribune. As of 2005, the Sentinel’s president and publisher was Kathleen Waltz; she announced her resignation in February 2008...
, "for his passionate editorial campaign attacking predatory lendingPredatory lendingPredatory lending describes unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices of some lenders during the loan origination process. While there are no legal definitions in the United States for predatory lending, an audit report on predatory lending from the office of inspector general of the FDIC broadly...
practices in the state, which prompted changes in local lending regulations." - 2001: David Moats, Rutland HeraldRutland HeraldThe Rutland Herald is the second largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Vermont . It is published in Rutland. With a daily circulation of about 12,000, it is the main source of news geared towards the southern part of the state, along with the Brattleboro Reformer and the Bennington Banner...
, "for his even-handed and influential series of editorials commenting on the divisive issues arising from civil unions for same-sex couples." - 2002: Alex Raksin and Bob SipchenBob SipchenBob Sipchen is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and currently the Communications Director of the Sierra Club, America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Sipchen serves as Editor-in-Chief of , a national publication with a circulation of...
, Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, "for their comprehensive and powerfully-written editorials exploring the issues and dilemmas provoked by mentally ill people dwelling on the streets." - 2003: Cornelia GrummanCornelia GrummanCornelia Grumman, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, is the Executive Director of the First Five Years Fund . The First Five Years Fund is an education initiative committed to improving the lives of at-risk children by leveraging cost-effective investments in early learning...
, Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, "for her powerful, freshly challenging editorials on reform of the death penalty." - 2004: William R. StallBill StallWilliam R. "Bill" Stall was a reporter and staff member of the Los Angeles Times who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2004.-Biography:...
, Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, "for his incisive editorials that analyzed CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
's troubled state government, prescribed remedies and served as a model for addressing complex state issues." - 2005: Tom Philp of Sacramento Bee, "for his deeply researched editorials on reclaiming California’s flooded Hetch Hetchy Valley that stirred action."
- 2006: Rick AttigRick AttigRick Attig is an American journalist, currently an associate editor and editorial writer for The Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Oregon. He was a 2008 Knight Fellow at Stanford University and twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize....
and Doug Bates, OregonianThe OregonianThe Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850...
, "for their persuasive, richly reported editorials on abuses inside a forgotten OregonOregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
mental hospitalMental HospitalMental hospital may refer to:*Psychiatric hospital*hospital in Nepal named Mental Hospital...
." - 20072007 Pulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prizes for 2007 were announced on April 16, 2007.In November 2006, the Pulitzer Prize Board announced two changes that would apply for the 2007 awards:...
: Editorial Board, New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsThe Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
, "for its compassionate and compelling editorials on behalf of Ground ZeroWorld Trade Center siteThe World Trade Center site , also known as "Ground Zero" after the September 11 attacks, sits on in Lower Manhattan in New York City...
workers whose health problemsHealth effects arising from the September 11, 2001 attacksThere has been growing concern over the health effects arising from the September 11 attacks in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Within seconds of the collapse of the World Trade Center, building materials, electronic equipment, and furniture were pulverized and spread over the area.In...
were neglected by the city and the nation." - 2008: No award given.
- 2009: Mark Mahoney of The Post-StarThe Post-StarThe Post-Star is a daily newspaper in Glens Falls, New York. Its circulation is approximately 35,000. It serves the counties of Warren, Washington and Saratoga in New York State including the cities of Glens Falls and Saratoga Springs. It is the only daily newspaper published in Warren County...
, "for his relentless, down-to-earth editorials on the perils of local government secrecy, effectively admonishing citizens to uphold their right to know." Editor's page - 2010: Tod Robberson, Colleen McCain Nelson, and William McKenzie of The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area, with a circulation of 264,459 subscribers, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in September 2010...
"for their relentless editorials deploring the stark social and economic disparity between the city’s better-off northern half and distressed southern half."