For a distinguished example of reporting of international affairs in a United States newspaper, published daily, Sunday, or at least once a week, during the year, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The New York Times , by Harrison E. Salisbury
For his distinguished series of articles, "Russia Re-Viewed," based on his six years as a Times correspondent in Russia. The perceptive and well-written Salisbury articles made a valuable contribution to American understanding of what is going on inside Russia. This was principally due to the writer's wide range of subject matter and depth of background plus a number of illuminating photographs which he took.
The Jury
The Jury
Stanley P. Barnett
C.G. Wellington
Winners in International Reporting
Jim G. Lucas
For his notable front-line human interest reporting of the Korean War, the cease-fire and the prisoner-of-war exchanges, climaxing 26 months of distinguished service as a war correspondent.
Austin Wehrwein
For a series of articles on Canada.
John M. Hightower
For the sustained quality of his coverage of news of international affairs during the year.
Keyes Beech, Homer Bigart, Marguerite Higgins, Relman Morin, Fred Sparks and Don Whitehead
For their reporting of the Korean War.
1955 Prize Winners
Daniel R. Fitzpatrick
For a cartoon published on June 8,1954 entitled, "How Would Another Mistake Help?" showing Uncle Sam, bayoneted rifle in hand, pondering whether to wade into a black marsh bearing the legend "French Mistakes in Indo-China." The award is also given for distinguished body of the work of Mr. Fitzpatrick in both 1954 and his entire career.
Royce Howes
For an editorial on "The Cause of a Strike," impartially and clearly analyzing the responsibility of both labor and management for a local union's unauthorized strike in July, 1954, which rendered 45,000 Chrysler Corporation workers idle and unpaid. By pointing out how and why the parent United Automobile Workers' Union ordered the local strike called off and stating that management let dissatisfaction get out of hand, the editorial made a notable contribution to public understanding of the whole program of the respective responsibilities and relationships of labor and management in this field.