1948 Pulitzer Prize

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
• * St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the coverage of the Centralia, Illinois, mine disaster and the follow-up which resulted in impressive reforms in mine safety laws and regulations.
• Local Reporting:
• * George E. Goodwin of the Atlanta Journal for his story of the Telfair County vote fraud, published in 1947.
• National Reporting:
• * Nat S. Finney of the Minneapolis Tribune for his stories on the plan of the Truman administration to impose secrecy about the ordinary affairs of federal civilian agencies in peacetime.
• National Reporting:
• * Bert Andrews of the New York Herald Tribune for his articles on "A State Department Security Case" published in I947.
• International Reporting:
• * Paul W. Ward of The Baltimore Sun for his series of articles published in 1947 on "Life in the Soviet Union".
• Editorial Writing:
• * Virginius Dabney of the Richmond Times-Dispatch for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
• Editorial Cartooning:
• * Reuben Goldberg of the New York Sun for "Peace Today".
• Photography:
• * Frank Cushing of the Boston Traveler for his photo, "Boy Gunman and Hostage".

  Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Fiction:
• * Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener.
• Drama:
• * A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
• History:
• * Across the Wide Missouri by Bernard De Voto.
• Biography or Autobiography:
• * Forgotten First Citizen: John Bigelow by Margaret Clapp.
• Poetry:
• * The Age of Anxiety by W. H. Auden.
• Music:
• * Symphony, No. 3 by Walter Piston first performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Boston, January 1948.

  Special Awards and Citations

• Journalism:
• * Dr. Frank Diehl Fackenthal was awarded a scroll indicating appreciation of his interest and service during the past years.