- 1981 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the
Pulitzer Prize s for1981 .Journalism Awards
*Public Service:
**"Charlotte (N.C.) Observer", for its series on "Brown Lung: A Case of Deadly Neglect.
*Local General or Spot News Reporting:
**Staff of " Longview (Wash.) Daily News ", for its coverage of the Mt. St. Helens story, including the photographs byRoger A. Werth .
*Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
**Clark Hallas and Robert B. Lowe of "Arizona Daily Star ", for their investigation of theUniversity of Arizona Athletic Department.
*National Reporting:
**John M. Crewdson of "New York Times ", for his coverage of illegal aliens and immigration.
*International Reporting:
**Shirley Christian of "Miami Herald ", for her dispatches from Central America.
*Feature Writing:
**Teresa Carpenter of "Village Voice ", New York City.
(The prize in this category was originally awarded toJanet Cooke of theWashington Post , but the award was revoked after it was discovered that the story for which she received the award was fabricated.)
*Commentary:
**Dave Anderson of "New York Times ", for his commentary on sports.
*Criticism:
**Jonathan Yardley of "Washington Star ", for his book reviews.
*Editorial Writing:
** (No Award)
*Editorial Cartooning:
**Mike Peters of "Dayton (Ohio) Daily News"
*Spot News Photography:
**Larry C. Price of "Fort Worth (Texas) Star Telegram", for his photographs fromLiberia .
*Feature Photography:
**Taro M. Yamasaki of "Detroit Free Press ", for his photographs of the Jackson (Mich.) State Prison.Letters, Drama and Music Awards
*Fiction:
**"A Confederacy of Dunces " by the lateJohn Kennedy Toole (a posthumous publication) (Louisiana State U. Press)
*History:
**"" by Lawrence A. Cremin (Harper & Row)
*Biography or Autobiography:
**"" byRobert K. Massie (Knopf)
*Poetry:
**"The Morning of the Poem " byJames Schuyler (Farrar, Straus)
*General Non-Fiction:
**"" byCarl E. Schorske (Knopf)
*Drama:
**"Crimes of the Heart " by Beth Henley
*Music:
**No AwardExternal links
*http://www.pulitzer.org/cyear/1981w.html
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