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John Harold Brislin

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John Harold Brislin was an American journalist and reporter for the Scranton Tribune in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Awards

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Brislin was awarded the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting - No Edition time, "For displaying courage, initiative and resourcefulness in his effective four-year campaign to halt labor violence in his home city, as a result of which ten corrupt union officials were sent to jail and a local union was embolden to clean out racketeering elements".[1]

References

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  1. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes – 1959 Winners". Retrieved 2 June 2014.