1949 Pulitzer Prize

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
• * Nebraska State Journal for the campaign establishing the "Nebraska All-Star Primary" presidential preference primary which spotlighted, through a bi-partisan committee, issues early in the presidential campaign.
• Local Reporting:
• * Malcolm Johnson of the New York Sun for his series of 24 articles entitled "Crime on the Waterfront" in New York City.
• National Reporting:
• * C. P. Trussell of The New York Times for consistent excellence covering the national scene from Washington.
• International Reporting:
• * Price Day of The Baltimore Sun for his series of 12 articles entitled, "Experiment in Freedom: India and Its First Year of Independence".
• Editorial Writing:
• * Herbert Elliston of The Washington Post for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
• Editorial Writing:
• * John H. Crider of the Boston Herald for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
• Editorial Cartooning:
• * Lute Pease of the Newark Evening News for "Who, Me?"
• Photography:
• * Nathaniel Fein of the New York Herald-Tribune for his photo, "Babe Ruth Bows Out".

  Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Fiction:
• * Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens.
• Drama:
• * Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.
• History:
• * The Disruption of American Democracy by Roy Franklin Nichols.
• Biography or Autobiography:
• * Roosevelt and Hopkins by Robert E. Sherwood.
• Poetry:
• * Terror and Decorum by Peter Viereck.
• Music:
• * Music for the film Louisiana Story by Virgil Thomson released in 1948 by Robert J. Flaherty Productions.