1980 Pulitzer Prize

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"Firing Squad in Iran", the prize-winning spot news photograph

The Pulitzer Prizes for 1980 were announced on April 14, 1980.[1] A total of 1,550 entries were submitted for prizes in 19 categories of journalism and the arts.[2] Winners were chosen by the 16-member Pulitzer Prize Board, presided over by Clayton Kirkpatrick.[3] For the first time in the Prizes' history, finalists were announced in addition to the winners.[2]

The results are listed below. The winner in each category is listed first and in bold, followed by the other finalists.

Journalism awards[]

Public Service Gannett News Service
(For articles by John M. Hanchette, William F. Schmick, and Carlton Sherwood)[1] 		For "Story of the Pauline Fathers", its 18-day series on misuse of financial contributions to the Pauline Fathers.[2][4]
The Miami Herald
(For articles by Carl Hiaasen, Patrick Malone, and Gene Miller) 		For "Dangerous Doctors: A Medical Dilemma", an 8-part series on medical incompetence, malfeasance, and abuse.[5]
The Miami Herald
(For articles by Danny Goodgame, Patrick Riordan, and Morris Thompson) 		For "Police Brutality: The Dangerous Few", a 5-part series on cases of police brutality in Dade County.[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer
(For articles by Rod Nordland and Josh Friedman)[4][6] 		For "Poison at Our Doorsteps", a series on irresponsible disposal of toxic waste.[4]
St. Petersburg Times For its investigation of the Church of Scientology.
(Moved by the Board to the National Reporting category.)
Local General or Spot News Reporting Staff of The Philadelphia Inquirer For coverage of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, including a 22,000-word recounting of the accident by 39 reporters and photographers.[2][7]
Staff of the Chicago Tribune For coverage of the worst air crash in history and the blizzard of 1979.
Staff of the Greensboro Daily News (North Carolina) For coverage of the Greensboro massacre, a shooting at an anti-Ku Klux Klan rally.[1][8]
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting Stephen A. Kurkjian, Alexander B. Hawes Jr., Nils Bruzelius, Joan Vennochi and Robert M. Porterfield of The Boston Globe For a 10-part exposé on mismanagement of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.[9]
Carole E. Agus, Andrew V. Fetherston, Jr., and Frederick J. Tuccillo of Newsday (Long Island, New York) For their investigation of a scandal at the Southwest Sewer District in Suffolk County.[10]
Charles R. Cook and James S. Carlton of The Port Arthur News (Texas) For their exposé on the use of road oil contaminated with cyanide and other toxic chemicals, distributed by Browning-Ferris Industries.[11][12]
Judy Grande and Brian Gallagher of The Journal News (Nyack, New York) For the 5-part series, "Getting Away with Murder", exposing the shoddy investigation and prosecution of murders in Rockland, New York.[13]
Lewis M. Simons and Ron Shaffer of The Washington Post For a series on fraud committed by officials of a low-income housing organization, P.I. Properties, including Marion Barry's ex-wife.[14][15]
National Reporting Bette Swenson Orsini and Charles Stafford of the St. Petersburg Times For their 16-part investigation of the Church of Scientology.[16]
Joseph P. Albright of Cox Newspapers For "Our Trillion Dollar Treasure", a series on energy policy regarding oil and gas under federally owned lands.[17][18]
George Anthan of The Des Moines Register For "Vanishing Acres", a 7-part series on the dwindling amount of good farmland.[17][19][20]
Staff of the Los Angeles Times For a series on chemicals in the environment, "The Poisoning of America".[21]
International Reporting Joel Brinkley, reporter, and Jay Mather, photographer of The Courier-Journal For the 4-part series, "Living the Cambodian Nightmare", about refugees from the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.[22]
Peter Arnett of the Associated Press For "The World's Homeless", a 6-part series about international refugees, with photographs by Eddie Adams.[17][23][24]
Fox Butterfield of The New York Times For dispatches from China.
Staff of the Los Angeles Times For coverage of Iran.
Feature Writing Madeleine Blais of The Miami Herald For a selection of stories profiling families and individuals.[5]
Bonnie M. Anderson of The Miami Herald For "The Execution of My Father", about her father's execution during the Cuban Revolution in 1961.[5][25]
John R. Camp of the St. Paul Pioneer Press For a series of articles about Native American culture.[26]
Saul Pett of the Associated Press For an article on the snail darter controversy.[1][27]
Commentary Ellen H. Goodman of The Boston Globe For her syndicated daily column, commenting on a variety of topics.[9]
Richard Reeves of Universal Press Syndicate For his syndicated political column.[28]
Carl T. Rowan of the Chicago Sun-Times and Syndicate For his syndicated column.
Criticism William A. Henry III of The Boston Globe For critical writing about television.[9]
William C. Glackin of The Sacramento Bee For his drama and music reviews.[29]
William K. Robertson of The Miami Herald For a collection of columns and book reviews.[5]
Editorial Writing Robert L. Bartley of The Wall Street Journal For editorials on a variety of topics.[17]
John Alexander of the Greensboro Daily News (North Carolina) For editorials about the Greensboro massacre.[30]
Alfred Ames and Joan Beck of the Chicago Tribune
Bruce C. Davidson, Thomas N. Oliphant, and Anne C. Wyman of The Boston Globe For the 8-part series, "Search for an Energy Policy".[17][31][32]
Tom Dearmore of the San Francisco Examiner For editorials on a variety of topics.[17]
Editorial Cartooning Don Wright of The Miami News For his cartoons, exemplified by "Florida State Prison".[33][34][35]
Richard Locher of the Chicago Tribune
Paul Szep of The Boston Globe
Spot News Photography Anonymous, distributed by United Press International.
In 2006, the photographer was identified as Jahangir Razmi of Ettela'at.[36][37] 		For "Firing Squad in Iran", depicting the execution of prisoners in the 1979 Kurdish rebellion by an Iranian government firing squad.[36]
Robert L. Gay of the Charleston Daily Mail (West Virginia) For a series on a crazed veteran holding 29 hostages in a church.[38][39]
Michael Haering of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner For a photo of a girl being struck by a car at a demonstration outside the house of the Shah of Iran's sister in Beverly Hills.[40]
Feature Photography Erwin H. Hagler of The Dallas Times Herald For a 23-picture series documenting the life of cowboys in the Texas Panhandle.[41][42][43]
David A. Kryszak of The Detroit News For a series on children of Cambodia.
John J. Sunderland of The Denver Post For a series on living and dying in a hospice.

Letters, Drama and Music Awards[]

Category Title Author(s)
Fiction The Executioner's Song Norman Mailer
Birdy William Wharton
The Ghost Writer Philip Roth
Drama Talley's Folly Lanford Wilson
History Been in the Storm So Long Leon F. Litwack
The Plains Across John D. Unruh, Jr.
The Urban Crucible Gary B. Nash
Biography or Autobiography The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt Edmund Morris
Being Bernard Berenson Meryle Secrest
Bernard Berenson, The Making of a Connoisseur Ernest Samuels
The Duke of Deception Geoffrey Wolff
Poetry Selected Poems Donald Justice
Goshawk, Antelope Dave Smith
Selected Poems Richard Hugo
General Non-fiction Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid Douglas Hofstadter
The Madwoman in the Attic Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar
The Medusa and the Snail Lewis Thomas
Music In Memory of a Summer Day David Del Tredici
After the Butterfly Morton Subotnick
Quintets for Orchestra Lukas Foss

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "1980 Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, letters". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d Peter Kihss (April 15, 1980). "Mailer cops his second Pulitzer". The Spokesman-Review. New York Times – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "16 journalists, educators on Pulitzer board". The Miami Herald. AP. April 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c Heinz-Dietrich Fischer; Erika J. Fischer (2011). Complete Historical Handbook of the Pulitzer Prize System 1917-2000. Walter de Gruyter. p. 30. ISBN 3110939126.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Tropic's Blais wins a Pulitzer; Herald has four other finalists". The Miami Herald. April 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
  6. ^ "Inquirer wins top awards in newswriting contest". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Countdown: How the nation's worst nuclear accident happened". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 8, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Communists, Klan, blacks hold rallies". The Charlotte News. July 14, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b c "Members of Globe staff win 3 Pulitzer Prizes". The Boston Globe. April 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
  10. ^ "Press winners, finalists". Newsday. April 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas paper nominated". Longview News-Journal. UPI. April 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Jim Carlton; Chuck Cook (April 27, 1979). "Poison reportedly used on E. Texas roads". Austin American-Statesman. Cox News Service – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
  13. ^ Bob Baird (April 21, 1980). "Finalist for a Pulitzer". The Journal News. Nyack, NY – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Matt Schudel (November 13, 2021). "Ron Shaffer, Washington Post journalist who founded 'Dr. Gridlock' column, dies at 76". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  15. ^ Lewis M. Simons; Ron Shaffer (October 21, 1979). "Pride firm tied to $600,000 theft". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  16. ^ Charles Patrick (April 15, 1980). "2 Times reporters win Pulitzers for Scientology reports". St. Petersburg Times – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Pulitzer Prize board, for first time, names finalists in all categories". The Boston Globe. April 16, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Joseph Albright (April 15, 1979). "Natural irony: Oil may lie beneath scenic national parks". The Atlanta Constitution – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Bart Barnes (August 30, 2016). "George Anthan, journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, dies at 80". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  20. ^ George Anthan (July 8, 1979). "Feeding our hungry world from less and less farm land". The Des Moines Register – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
  21. ^ Bob Secter (September 6, 1979). "Chemical wastes imperil water supplies". The Los Angeles Times – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "C-J wins Pulitzer Prize for Cambodian series". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. April 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
  23. ^ Peter Arnett (May 5, 1979). "Divided island: Cypriot Greeks camp in forest and watch as Turkish soldiers loot their village". The Journal Herald. Dayton, OH. AP – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Millions seek new homes". Abilene Reporter-News. April 22, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Bonnie M. Anderson (February 25, 1979). "The Execution of My Father". The Miami Herald – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "About the Author". John Sandford. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  27. ^ Saul Pett (April 1, 1979). "Tiny fish casting big shadow over TVA dam project". Asbury Park Press. AP – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ Arit John (March 27, 2020). "Political historian-commentator Richard Reeves dies at 83". Los Angeles Times. AP. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  29. ^ Herb Michelson (April 19, 1980). "An unseasonal Valentine arrives for William Glackin". The Sacramento Bee – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ Stephen Martin (December 4, 1999). "A leader among leaders". News & Record. Greensboro, NC. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  31. ^ "An editorial view of the energy fix". The Boston Globe. July 1, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ "A plan for action". The Boston Globe. July 1, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ Heinz-Dietrich Fischer; Erika J. Fischer (1999). Editorial Cartoon Awards 1922-1997: From Rollin Kirby and Edmund Duffy to Herbert Block and Paul Conrad. Walter de Gruyter. p. 225.
  34. ^ "Florida State Prison". The Miami News. May 22, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ^ Patrice Gaines-Carter (April 15, 1980). "Pulitzer No. 2 for News's Don Wright". The Miami News – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ^ a b Joshua Prager (December 2, 2006). "A chilling photograph's hidden history". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  37. ^ Pradnya Joshi (May 28, 2007). "27 years after it was awarded, a Pulitzer Prize is acknowledged". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  38. ^ Jon Offredo (January 15, 2008). "Photojournalist reflects on close encounters during career". The Daily Athenaeum. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
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  40. ^ "Pulitzer finalist had local ties". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, IL. May 3, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. ^ "Photographer's dream fulfilled". Longview News-Journal. UPI. April 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. ^ "Mailer receives second Pulitzer". Longview News-Journal. AP. April 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  43. ^ "Texas Cowboys: The Pulitzer Prize Collection". Skeeter Hagler Photography. Retrieved 2022-01-30.

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