For distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction, due account being taken of the whole volume of the editorial writer’s work during the year, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Atlanta Constitution , by Eugene Patterson
For his editorials during the year.
The Jury
The Jury
Creed C. Black
Managing Editor, Chicago Daily News
James A. Clendinen
Editor, Tampa (Fla.) Tribune
William Dwight
Publisher, Holyoke (Mass.) Daily Transcript and Telegram
Norman E. Isaacs
Vice President and Executive Editor, Courier-Journal and Louisville Times
DeWitt John
Editor, Christian Science Monitor
Winners in Editorial Writing
Robert Lasch
For his distinguished editorial writing in 1965.
John R. Harrison
For his successful editorial campaign for better housing in his city.
Hazel Brannon Smith
For steadfast adherence to her editorial duty in the face of great pressure and opposition.
Ira B. Harkey
For his courageous editorials devoted to the processes of law and reason during the integration crisis in Mississippi in 1962.
1967 Prize Winners
Patrick B. Oliphant
For "They Won't Get Us To The Conference Table...Will They?" Published February 1, 1966.