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.
Newsday , by Newsday
For its definitive report on the illicit narcotic traffic in the United States and abroad, entitled, "The Heroin Trail."
The Jury
The Jury
John Strohmeyer(Chair)*
Editor & Vice President, Bethlehem (Pa.) Globe-Times
Hodding Carter III
Editor, Delta Democrat-Times, Greenville, Miss.
Ross L. Cunningham
Editorial Director, The Seattle Times
Louis G. Gerdes
Executive Editor, Omaha World-Herald
Audrey Weaver
City Editor, Chicago Defender
Winners in Public Service
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.
Newsday
For its three-year investigation and exposure of secret land deals in eastern Long Island, which led to a series of criminal convictions, discharges and resignations among public and political officeholders in the area.
1974 Prize Winners
Edwin A. Roberts Jr.
For his commentary on public affairs during 1973.
Emily Genauer
For her critical writing about art and artists.
Paul Szep
For his editorial cartooning during 1973.