For a distinguished example of reporting of international affairs in a United States newspaper, published daily, Sunday, or at least once a week, during the year, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
United Press , by Russell Jones
For his excellent and sustained coverage of the Hungarian revolt against Communist domination, during which he worked at great personal risk within Russian-held Budapest and gave front-line eyewitness reports of the ruthless Soviet repression of the Hungarian people.
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Winners in International Reporting
William Randolph Hearst Jr., J. Kingsbury-Smith and Frank Connif
For a series of exclusive interviews with the leaders of the Soviet Union.
Harrison E. Salisbury
For his distinguished series of articles, "Russia Re-Viewed," based on his six years as a Times correspondent in Russia. The perceptive and well-written Salisbury articles made a valuable contribution to American understanding of what is going on inside Russia. This was principally due to the writer's wide range of subject matter and depth of background plus a number of illuminating photographs which he took.
Jim G. Lucas
For his notable front-line human interest reporting of the Korean War, the cease-fire and the prisoner-of-war exchanges, climaxing 26 months of distinguished service as a war correspondent.
Austin Wehrwein
For a series of articles on Canada.
1957 Prize Winners
Tom Little
For "Wonder Why My Parents Didn't Give Me Salk Shots?" Published on January 12, 1956.
Buford Boone
For his fearless and reasoned editorials in a community inflamed by a segregation issue, an outstanding example of his work being the editorial entitled, "What a Price for Peace," published on February 7,1956.