The Pulitzer Prize jury has the option of awarding special citations where they consider necessary. They have tended to be awarded less often in recent years.
1 Journalism awards
1924: A special prize of $1000 was awarded to the widow of the late Frank I. Cobb , New York World, in recognition of the distinction of her husband's editorial writing and service.
1930: William O. Dapping , Auburn Citizen (New York) . A special prize for his reportorial work in connection with the outbreak at Auburn prison during December, 1929.
1938: Edmonton Journal . A special bronze plaque for its editorial leadership in defense of the freedom of the press in the Province of Alberta, Canada.
1941:New York Times, for the public educational value of its foreign news report, exemplified by its scope, by excellence of writing and presentation and supplementary background information, illustration, and interpretation
1944: Byron Price , Director of the Office of Censorship, for the creation and administration of the newspaper and radio codes.
1947: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for its unswerving adherence to the public and professional ideals of its founder and its constructive leadership in the field of American journalism.
1951: Cyrus L. Sulzberger of The New York Times for his exclusive interview with Archbishop Stepinac.
1951: The Advisory Board on the Pulitzer Prizes as a policy does not make any award to an individual member of the Board. In 1951, the Board decided that the outstanding instance of National Reporting done in 1950 was the exclusive interview with President Truman obtained by Arthur Krock of The New York Times, while Mr. Krock was a Board member. The Board therefore made no award in the National Reporting category.
1952: Max Kase of the New York Journal-American for his exclusive exposures of bribery and other forms of corruption in the popular American sport of basketball, which exposures tended to restore confidence in the game's integrity.
1952:Kansas City StarThe Kansas City Star is a newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri. It was founded in 1880. Under editor Roy A. Roberts, the paper was an avowed Republican organ, particularly aimed at local politician Harry S. Truman returned the paper's hatred. The Star was s, for the news coverage of the great regional flood of 1951 in KansasKansas derived from the Siouan word Kansa meaning "People of the south wind", is a midwestern state in the United States. postal abbreviation for the state is KS and the state flower is the sunflower. The state motto is "Ad astra per aspera", Latin for "t and Northwestern MissouriMissouri named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning "canoe", is a Midwestern state of the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. The state's nickname is the State the U. Post Office abbreviation for Missouri is MO and the state public - a distinguished example of editing and reporting that also gave the advance information that achieved the maximum of public protection.
19531953 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for the calendar). Events January events January 7 President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. January 13 Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugosl:New York Times, for the section of its Sunday newspaper edited by Lester Markel and headed, "Review of the Week," which for seventeen years has brought enlightenment and intelligent commentary to its readers.
1958Events January January 1 Treaty of Rome founding the EU is implemented January 4 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4 1957) January 8 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship January 18 Armed Lumbee Nat:Walter LippmannWalter Lippmann ( September 23, 1889 December 14, 1974), was an influential United States writer, journalist, and political commentator. Lippmann was born in New York City to German-Jewish parents, Jacob and Daisy Baum Lippmann. The family lived a comfort; nationally syndicated columnist of New York Herald Tribune, for the wisdom, perception and high sense of responsibility with which he has commented for many years on national and international affairs.
1964: Gannett Newspapers . A special citation for their program, "The Road To Integration," a distinguished example of the use of a newspaper group's resources to complement the work of its individual newspapers.
1978: Richard Lee Strout , for distinguished commentary from Washington over many years as staff correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor and contributor to The New Republic.
