1983 Pulitzer Prize
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The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1983.
- Public Service:
- The Jackson Clarion-Ledger, for its successful campaign supporting Governor Winter in his legislative battle for reform of Mississippi's public education system.
- Local General or Spot News Reporting:
- Editorial Staff of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, for its courageous and resourceful coverage of a devastating flood in March 1982.[1]
- Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
- Loretta Tofani of The Washington Post, for her investigation of rape and sexual assault in the Prince George's County, Maryland, Detention Center.
- National Reporting:
- The Boston Globe, for its balanced and informative special report on the nuclear arms race.
- International Reporting:
- Thomas Friedman and Loren Jenkins of The New York Times and The Washington Post (respectively), "for their individual reporting of the Israeli invasion of Beirut and its tragic aftermath."
- Feature Writing:
- Nan C. Robertson of The New York Times, "for her memorable and medically detailed account of her struggle with toxic shock syndrome."
- Commentary:
- Claude Sitton of the Raleigh News & Observer.
- Criticism:
- Manuela Hoelterhoff of The Wall Street Journal, "for her wide-ranging criticism on the arts and other subjects."
- Editorial Writing:
- The Miami Herald Editorial Board, for its campaign against the detention of illegal Haitian immigrants by federal officials.
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Richard Locher of the Chicago Tribune.
- Spot News Photography:
- Bill Foley of the Associated Press, for his moving series of pictures of victims and survivors of the massacre in the Sabra Camp in Beirut.
- Feature Photography:
- James B. Dickman of the Dallas Times Herald, for his telling photographs of life and death in El Salvador.
