1951 Pulitzer Prize
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The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1951.
- Public Service:
- The Miami Herald and the Brooklyn Eagle, for their reporting on organized crime during the year.[1][2]
- Local Reporting:
- Edward S. Montgomery of the San Francisco Examiner, for his series of articles on tax frauds which culminated in an exposé within the Bureau of Internal Revenue.[3]
- National Reporting:
- No award given.
- International Reporting:
- Keyes Beech (Chicago Daily News); Homer Bigart (New York Herald Tribune); Marguerite Higgins (New York Herald Tribune); Relman Morin (AP); Fred Sparks (Chicago Daily News); and Don Whitehead (AP), for their reporting of the Korean War.
- Editorial Writing:
- William Harry Fitzpatrick of the New Orleans States, for his series of editorials analyzing and clarifying a very important constitutional issue, which is described by the general heading of the series, "Government by Treaty".
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Reg Manning of The Arizona Republic, for "Hats".[4]
- Photography:
- Max Desfor of the Associated Press, for his photographic coverage of the Korean War, an outstanding example of which is, "Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea".
- Special Citations:
- Cyrus L. Sulzberger of The New York Times, for his exclusive interview with Archbishop Aloysius Stepinac.
- Arthur Krock of The New York Times, for his exclusive interview with President Truman. As a member of the Advisory Board of the Pulitzer Prizes, Krock was ineligible for a prize, under the Board's policy. His interview was cited as the outstanding example of national reporting for the year, in lieu of awarding the National Reporting prize to anyone.
