1949 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1949.

Journalism awards

Public Service:
- Nebraska State Journal for the campaign establishing the "Nebraska All-Star Primary" presidential preference primary which spotlighted, through a bi-partisan committee, issues early in the presidential campaign.^[1]
Local Reporting:
- Malcolm Johnson of the New York Sun for his series of 24 articles entitled "Crime on the Waterfront" in New York City.^[2]
National Reporting:
- C. P. Trussell of The New York Times for consistent excellence covering the national scene from Washington.
International Reporting:
- Price Day of The Baltimore Sun for his series of 12 articles entitled, "Experiment in Freedom: India and Its First Year of Independence".
Editorial Writing:
- Herbert Elliston of The Washington Post for distinguished editorial writing during the year.^[3]
- John H. Crider of the Boston Herald for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
Editorial Cartooning:
- Lute Pease of the Newark Evening News for "Who, Me?"
Photography:
- Nathaniel Fein of the New York Herald-Tribune for his photo, "Babe Ruth Bows Out".^[4]

^ "Coveted Pulitzer Prize to Journal". Nebraska State Journal. May 3, 1949 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Malcolm Johnson of New York Sun". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
^ "Herbert Elliston of The Washington Post". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
^ Fischer3, Heinz Dietrich (2020). Ambitious Newspaper Sports Journalism: Pulitzer Prize Winning Articles, Cartoons and Photos. Berlin, Germany: Lit Verlag. ISBN 978-3-643-96258-4. Retrieved 31 December 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)