John Harold Brislin Explained

John Harold Brislin was an American journalist and reporter for the Scranton Tribune in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Awards

Brislin was awarded the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting - No Edition time, "For displaying courage, initiative and resourcefulness in his effective four-year campaign to halt labor violence in his home city, as a result of which ten corrupt union officials were sent to jail and a local union was embolden to clean out racketeering elements".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Pulitzer Prizes – 1959 Winners. 2 June 2014.