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1950 Pulitzer Prizes

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Journalism

Category
Winners
Finalists
Public Service

Chicago Daily News and St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For the work of George Thiem and Roy J. Harris, respectively, in exposing the presence of 37 Illinois newspapermen on an Illinois State payroll.
Finalists:
Local Reporting

Meyer Berger of The New York Times

For his 4,000 word story on the mass killings by Howard Unruh in Camden, N.J.
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National Reporting

Edwin O. Guthman of The Seattle Times

For his series on the clearing of Communist charges of Professor Melvin Rader, who had been accused of attending a secret Communist school.
Finalists:
International Reporting

Edmund Stevens of The Christian Science Monitor

For his series of 43 articles written over a three-year residence in Moscow entitled, "This Is Russia Uncensored."
Finalists:
Editorial Writing

Carl M. Saunders of Jackson (MI) Citizen Patriot

For distinguished editorial writing during the year.
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Editorial Cartooning

James T. Berryman of The Evening Star, Washington, DC

For "All Set for a Super-Secret Session in Washington."
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Photography

Bill Crouch of Oakland (CA) Tribune

For his picture, "Near Collision at Air Show."
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Books, Drama & Music

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