In memoriam: Charles Krauthammer (1950-2018)
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For the first time on Pulitzer.org, read Krauthammer's Prize-winning Commentary entry in its entirety.
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front row, left to right: J. Hoge, H. Gray. M. Sovern, R. Christopher, W. Phillips, M. Greenfield; back row, left to right: R. Baker, R. Wilkins, M. Gartner, B. Osborne, C. Sitton, F. Yu, C. Saikowski, E. Roberts, D. Laventhol, C.K. McClatchy, R. Maynard (Credit: Joe Pineiro/Columbia University)
Joseph Pulitzer Jr.
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For his extraordinary services to American journalism and letters during his 31 years as chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Board and for his accomplishments as an editor and publisher.
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1987
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Special Citations and Awards
Michael I. Sovern
Job title
President
First name
Michael I.
Last name
Sovern
Location
New York, NY
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(Michael I. Sovern servied as chairman pro tem of The Pulitzer Prize Board for 1987, following the retirement of Joseph Pulitzer, Jr.)
Employer
Columbia University
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Burl Osborne
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president and editor
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Burl
Last name
Osborne
Burl Osborne, president and editor of The Dallas Morning News, has overall responsibility for the operation of the newspaper, including direct supervision of the news and editorial departments.
In October, 1980, Osborne joined The Morning News as executive editor, with responsibility for all news gathering and editing. In 1981 he became vice president and executive editor and in 1983 he was named senior vice president and editor. He was named president and editor in 1985.
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The Dallas Morning News
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Michael Gartner
Job title
editor
First name
Michael
Last name
Gartner
Location
Louisville, Ky.
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The Courier-Journal
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1
Frederick T.C. Yu
Job title
acting dean, Graduate School of Journalism
First name
Frederick T.C.
Last name
Yu
MA (1948), PhD (1951) [University of Iowa]; first non-American student in the nation to earn a PhD in mass communication; taught at the University of Southern California for three years, served as vice dean (1979); taught at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism from 1962 and was named the first CBS professor of international journalism in 1980; author of five books. -- http://clas.uiowa.edu/sjmc/people/frederick-tc-yu
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Columbia University
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Roger W. Wilkins
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senior fellow
First name
Roger W.
Last name
Wilkins
(Courtesy of George Mason University)
Roger Wilkins
Robinson Professor of History and American Culture, George Mason University
L.L.B, 1956, University of Michigan
B.A, 1953, University of Michigan
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Institute for Policy Studies
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1
Claude F. Sitton
Job title
editorial director and vice president
First name
Claude F.
Last name
Sitton
(Courtesy of The New York Times)
Claude Sitton, 89, Acclaimed Civil Rights Reporter, Dies
By Dennis Hevesi
March 10, 2015
Claude Sitton, a son of the South whose unwavering coverage of the civil rights movement for The New York Times through most of that tumultuous era was hailed as a benchmark of 20th-century journalism, died on Tuesday in Atlanta. He was 89.
The cause was congestive heart failure, his son Clint said. Mr. Sitton had been in a hospice.
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The News and Observer and The Raleigh (N.C.) Times
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Eugene L. Roberts
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executive editor
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Eugene L.
Last name
Roberts
(Courtesty of the Pennsylvania Center for the Book)
Gene Roberts, a former executive editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer, achieved national fame for leading the paper to 17 Pulitzer Prizes in an 18-year span. He was widely respected for his high standards in journalism and ability to run a newspaper. A former reporter of his once said, “He’s the ideal editor that a reporter dreams about.”
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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1