For a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper through the use of its journalistic resources which may include editorials, cartoons, and photographs, as well as reporting, a gold medal.
The Boston Globe , by The Boston Globe
For its massive and balanced coverage of the Boston school desegregation crisis.
The Jury
The Jury
Frank N. Hawkins(Chair)
Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sally Bond Fay
Editor-in-Chief, The Sentinel-News, Shelbyville, Ky.
Moses J. Newson
Editor, Afro-American Newspapers
Gordon Pates
Managing Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
Marshall L. Stone
Managing Editor, Bangor Daily News
Winners in Public Service
Newsday
For its definitive report on the illicit narcotic traffic in the United States and abroad, entitled, "The Heroin Trail."
The Washington Post
For its investigation of the Watergate case.
The New York Times
For the publication of the Pentagon Papers.
Winston-Salem (NC) Journal and Sentinel
For coverage of environmental problems, as exemplified by a successful campaign to block strip mining operation that would have caused irreparable damage to the hill country of northwest North Carolina.
1975 Prize Winners
Mary McGrory
For her commentary on public affairs during 1974.
Roger Ebert
For his film criticism during 1974.