1928 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1928.
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- Indianapolis Times, for its work in exposing political corruption to Indiana, prosecuting the guilty and bringing about a more wholesome state of affairs in civil government.
- Reporting:
- No award given
- Editorial Writing:
- Grover Cleveland Hall of The Montgomery Advertiser, for his editorials against gangsterism, floggings and racial and religious intolerance.[1] "The Advertiser waged war against the resurgent Ku Klux Klan", the paper says today.[2]
"May His Shadow Never Grow Less", the winning editorial cartoon, which pays tribute to Charles Lindbergh's goodwill tour of Latin America
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Nelson Harding of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, "May His Shadow Never Grow Less."[3]
Letters and Drama Awards
- Novel:
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder (Boni)
- Drama:
- Strange Interlude by Eugene O'Neill (Boni)
- History:
- Main Currents in American Thought, 2 vols. by Vernon Louis Parrington (Harcourt)
- Biography or Autobiography:
- The American Orchestra and Theodore Thomas by Charles Edward Russell (Doubleday)
- Poetry:
- Tristram by Edwin Arlington Robinson (Macmillan)
gollark: osmarks.net doesn't send email, so it's fine.
gollark: .... *why*?!
gollark: Oh dear.
gollark: They should probably just not blindly trust things by IP. Although I have no idea what a SVI is.
gollark: I see.
References
- "Fight to rid Alabama of floggings by hooded bands brings high award". The Montgomery Advertiser. May 8, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
- "History of the Montgomery Advertiser" Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine. Montgomery Advertiser: a Gannett Company. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- "Nelson Harding wins Pulitzer cartoon prize second successive time". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 8, 1928 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.