1974 Pulitzer Prize Explained

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1974.

Journalism awards

• Public Service

• • Newsday, Garden City, New York, for its definitive report on the illicit narcotic traffic in the United States and abroad, entitled, The Heroin Trail.
• Local General or Spot News Reporting

• • Arthur M. Petacque and Hugh F. Hough of the Chicago Sun-Times, for uncovering new evidence that led to the reopening of efforts to solve the 1966 murder of Valerie Percy.
• Local Investigative Specialized Reporting

• • William Sherman of the New York Daily News, for his resourceful investigative reporting in the exposure of extreme abuse of the New York Medicaid program.
• National Reporting

• • Jack White of The Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin, for his initiative in exclusively disclosing President Nixon's Federal income tax payments in 1970 and 1971.^[1]
• National Reporting

• • James R. Polk of the Washington Star-News, for his disclosure of alleged irregularities in the financing of the campaign to re-elect President Nixon in 1972.

• International Reporting

• • Hedrick Smith of The New York Times, for his coverage of the Soviet Union and its allies in Eastern Europe in 1973.
• Commentary

• • Edwin A. Roberts Jr. of the National Observer, for his commentary on public affairs during 1973.
• Criticism

• • Emily Genauer of Newsday Syndicate, for her critical writing about art and artists.
• Editorial Writing

• • F. Gilman Spencer, editor of the Trentonian of Trenton, New Jersey, for his courageous campaign to focus public attention on scandals in New Jersey's state government.
• Editorial Cartooning

• • Paul Szep of The Boston Globe, for his editorial cartooning during 1973.^[2]
• Feature Photography

• • Slava "Sal" Veder of Associated Press, for his picture Burst of Joy, which illustrated the return of an American prisoner of war from captivity in North Vietnam.^{[3] [4]}
• Spot News Photography

• • Anthony K. Roberts, a free-lance photographer of Beverly Hills, California, for his picture series, Fatal Hollywood Drama, in which an alleged kidnapper was killed.

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Fiction

• • No award given.
• Drama

• • No award given.
• History

• • The Americans: The Democratic Experience by Daniel J. Boorstin (Random)
• Biography or Autobiography

• • O'Neill, Son and Artist by Louis Sheaffer (Little)
• Poetry

• • The Dolphin by Robert Lowell (Farrar)
• General Non-Fiction

• • The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker (Free Press/Macmillan)^[5]
• Music

• • Notturno by Donald Martino (Ione Press)
    A chamber music piece commissioned by the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation and first performed May 15, 1973, at Alice Tully Hall, New York City, by Speculum Musicae.

Special Citations and Awards

• Music

• • Roger Sessions, a special citation to Roger Sessions for his life's work as a distinguished American composer.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miller . G. Wayne . From the archives: JACK WHITE, 1942-2005, Pulitzer Prize-winner known for dedication to his craft . 2023-04-04 . The Providence Journal . en-US.
2. Web site: Editorial cartoons that won Paul Szep acclaim — and got him sued by the governor . 2023-04-04 . BostonGlobe.com . en-US.
3. Web site: Hahn . Valerie Schremp . New Vietnam War exhibit at Soldiers Memorial explores views from St. Louis and abroad . 2023-04-04 . STLtoday.com . en.
4. News: Sal Veder awarded Pulitzer Prize. The Independent. Richmond, CA. May 7, 1974. Newspapers.com.
5. Web site: The Unique Existence of Jeffrey Dahmer Psychology Today . 2023-04-04 . www.psychologytoday.com . en.