1982 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1982.Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- *The Detroit News, for exposing a cover-up in the U.S. Navy, which led to reforms in the Navy.
- Local General or Spot News Reporting:
- *Staff of The Kansas City Star and The Kansas City Times, for coverage of the disaster at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
- Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
- *Paul Henderson of The Seattle Times for proving a man's innocence in a rape investigation.
- National Reporting:
- *Rick Atkinson of The Kansas City Times, for maintaining a high quality of reporting on issues of national interest.
- International Reporting:
- *John Darnton of The New York Times, for his reporting from Poland.
- Feature Writing:
- *Saul Pett of the Associated Press, for an article on federal bureaucracy
- Commentary:
- *Art Buchwald of Los Angeles Times Syndicate, for his outstanding commentary.
- Criticism:
- *Martin Bernheimer of the Los Angeles Times, for his classical music criticism.
- Editorial Writing:
- * Jack Rosenthal of The New York Times
- Editorial Cartooning:
- *Ben Sargent of the Austin American-Statesman
- Spot News Photography:
- *Ron Edmonds of the Associated Press, for his photographs covering the assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan.
- Feature Photography:
- *John H. White of the Chicago Sun-Times, for his consistently excellent photographs.
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
- Fiction:
- * Rabbit Is Rich by John Updike
- Drama:
- * A Soldier's Play, by Charles Fuller
- History:
- * Mary Chesnut's Civil War, edited by C. Vann Woodward
- Biography or Autobiography:
- * by William McFeely
- Poetry:
- * The Collected Poems by Sylvia Plath
- General Non-Fiction:
- * The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder
- Music:
- * Concerto for Orchestra, by Roger Sessions