1982 Pulitzer Prize - Journalism Awards

Journalism Awards

• Public Service:
  • The Detroit News, for exposing a cover-up in the U.S. Navy, which led to reforms in the Navy.
• Local General or Spot News Reporting:
  • Staff of The Kansas City Star and The Kansas City Times, for coverage of the disaster at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
• Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
  • Paul Henderson of The Seattle Times for proving a man's innocence in a rape investigation.
• National Reporting:
  • Rick Atkinson of The Kansas City Times, for maintaining a high quality of reporting on issues of national interest.
• International Reporting:
  • John Darnton of The New York Times, for his reporting from Poland.
• Feature Writing:
  • Saul Pett of the Associated Press, for an article on federal bureaucracy
• Commentary:
  • Art Buchwald of Los Angeles Times Syndicate, for his outstanding commentary.
• Criticism:
  • Martin Bernheimer of the Los Angeles Times, for his classical music criticism.
• Editorial Writing:
  • Jack Rosenthal of The New York Times
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Ben Sargent of the Austin American-Statesman
• Spot News Photography:
  • Ron Edmonds of the Associated Press, for his photographs covering the assassination attempt of president Reagan.
• Feature Photography:
  • John H. White of the Chicago Sun-Times, for his consistently excellent photographs.