1979 | The Pulitzer Prizes

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front row, left to right: J. Reston, W. McGill, J. Pulitzer, L. Hills, C. Kirkpatrick; back row, left to right: J. Cowles, O. Elliott, B. Bradlee, T. Winship, J Hughes, R. Leonard, E. Patterson, W. Phillips, H. Hays, R. Baker

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Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., chair; Richard T. Baker, secretary

Staff

Citation

For its coverage of the collision of a Pacific Southwest air liner with a small plane over its city.

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Categories: Local General or Spot News Reporting

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San Diego (CA) Evening Tribune

Richard Ben Cramer

Citation

For reports from the Middle East.

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Categories: International Reporting

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Don E. Fehrenbacher

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Categories: History

Publisher

Oxford Univ. Press

Publication

The Dred Scott Case

Edward O. Wilson

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Categories: General Nonfiction

Publisher

Harvard Univ. Press

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On Human Nature

John Cheever

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Categories: Fiction

Publisher

Knopf

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The Stories of John Cheever

Jon D. Franklin

Citation

For an account of brain surgery.

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Categories: Feature Writing

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Baltimore Evening Sun

Staff Photographers

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For photographic coverage of the blizzard of 1978.

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Categories: Feature Photography

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Boston Herald American

Edwin M. Yoder Jr.

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Categories: Editorial Writing

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The Washington Star

Herbert L. Block

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For the body of his work.

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Categories: Editorial Cartooning

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The Washington Post

Sam Shepard

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Categories: Drama

Publication

Buried Child

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