The Pulitzer Prize Archive. Volume 1 International Reporting 1928-1985: From the Activities of the League of Nations to present-day Global Problems 9783110972320, 9783598301711

Table of contents :
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR INTERNATIONAL REPORTING
SELECTIONS FROM AWARD-WINNING ENTRIES
REMARKS ABOUT THE SELECTIONS CRITERIA
FROM GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) IN 1928
VITAL NATIONAL INTERESTS MAY CAUSE AN INTERNATIONAL DRAMA
FROM PARIS (FRANCE) IN 1929
GERMAN REPARATION ANNUITIES TO BELGIUM ARE ACCEPTED
FROM NOVGOROD (SOVIET UNION) IN 1930
FORD SEEMS TO FIT IN THE SOVIET FIVE-YEAR-PLAN SCHEDULE
FROM MOSCOW (SOVIET UNION) IN 1931
SOCIALISM IS NUMBER ONE IN THE SOVIET UNION PROGRAM
FROM BERLIN (GERMANY) IN 1932
HITLER SEES HIS CHANCE TO BECOME THE NATION’S DICTATOR
FROM BERLIN (GERMANY) IN 1933
AN INCENDIARY FIRE WRECKS THE GERMAN REICHSTAG BUILDING
FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. (UNITED STATES) IN 1934
TRADE BANS WAR IN THE EYES OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER
FROM ADDIS ABABA (ETHIOPIA) IN 1935
THE COUNTRY IS TRYING HARD TO BUY U. S. AND JAPANESE WEAPONS
FROM LIEGE (BELGIUM) IN 1936
PEACE FACES INSTABILITY ON THE GERMAN-BELGIAN FRONTIER
FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. (UNITED STATES) IN 1937
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT INTENDS TO SHIELD AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
FROM BERLIN (GERMANY) IN 1938
HERMANN GÖRING IS STILL NUMBER TWO IN THE THIRD REICH
FROM BERLIN (GERMANY) IN 1939
ADOLF HITLER TRIES TO ‘DEAL’ POLAND A BLOW WITH RUSSIA
FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD IN 1940
SOME OF THE FUTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AMERICAN FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS
FROM RANGOON (BURMA) IN 1941
POLITICAL LEADERS TEND TO SHOW A PRO-JAPANESE ATTITUDE
FROM THE SOLOMONS (PACIFIC) IN 1942
U. S. NAVAL SUPERIORITY MUST BE THE GOAL IN THE REGION
FROM TUNIS (TUNESIA) IN 1943
WAR SEEMS TO HAVE ITS OWN PECULIAR SOUNDS ON THE FRONT
FROM LONDON (ENGLAND) IN 1944
DURING WARTIME THE CAPITAL’S BLACK MARKETS ARE BOOMING
FROM BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) IN 1945
FREEDOM SEEMS TO RUN OUT UNDER WAR ‘SECURITY’
FROM MOSCOW (SOVIET UNION) IN 1946
STALIN DEMANDS COUNTER-PROPAGANDA AGAINST ‘WARMONGERS’
FROM MOSCOW (SOVIET UNION) IN 1947
A GREAT MANY RUSSIANS TRY TO MIGRATE TO THE UNITED STATES
FROM DELHI (INDIA) IN 1948
THE COUNTRY SEES ITSELF AS THE CHAMPION OF ENTIRE ASIA
FROM MOSCOW (SOVIET UNION) IN 1949
A WESTERN ATMOSPHERE PREVAILS IN RUSSIA’S ‘FORBIDDEN ZONE’
FROM SEOUL (KOREA) IN 1950
PARALLEL THIRTY-EIGHT HAS BECOME A BLOOD-RED LINE NOW
FROM SEOUL (KOREA) IN 1951
GENERAL MACARTHUR TRIES TO TAKE OVER U.S. POLICY IN WARZONE
FROM OTTAWA (CANADA) IN 1952
THE COUNTRY’S LIBERAL PARTY PREFERS A ‘BUSINESSMANN’S RULE’
FROM HEARTBREAK RIDGE (KOREA) IN 1953
NINE MEN FIGHT FOR THEIR LIFES RETURNING FROM A PATROL
FROM YAKUTSK (SOVIET UNION) IN 1954
M. V. D. IS THE UNDOUBTED MASTER IN SIBERIA’S PRISON CAMPS
FROM MOSCOW (SOVIET UNION) IN 1955
A JOURNALIST’S CONCLUSIONS AFTER HIS STAY IN THE KREMLIN
FROM BUDAPEST (HUNGARY) IN 1956
RUSSIAN DIVISIONS ARE CRUSHING DOWN THE PEOPLE’S REVOLT
FROM MOSCOW (SOVIET UNION) IN 1957
THE COUNTRY IS WARNED U. S. WILL DEFEND TURKEY IF ATTACKED
FROM HAVANNA (CUBA) IN 1958
POLITICIANS GATHER PERSONAL PROFIT FROM CONSTRUCTION GRAFT
FROM WARSAW (POLAND) IN 1959
NIXON AND GOMULKA TALKS ARE SAID TO IMPROVE RELATIONS
FROM LEOPOLDVILLE (CONGO) IN 1960
A PRESENCE OF U.N. TROOPS MEANS A RISK OF LIVES NOW
FROM MOSCOW (SOVIET UNION) IN 1961
AN INTERVIEW WITH KHRUSHCHEV ON WORLD POLITICAL ISSUES
FROM MIAMI, FLA. (UNITED STATES) IN 1962
LATIN AMERICAN GUERRILLA FORCES ARE PROVIDED WITH WEAPONS
FROM SAIGON (VIETNAM) IN 1963
A BUDDHIST-LED PROVISIONAL REGIME CONTROLS THE COUNTRY
FROM PARIS (FRANCE) IN 1964
WESTERN EUROPE SEES A STRONG PULL OF THE U. S. DOLLAR
FROM SAIGON (VIETNAM) IN 1965
U. S. MILITARY LEADERS FIND THEMSELVES ON THE WRONG TRACK
FROM JAKARTA (INDONESIA) IN 1966
THE COUNTRY FINDS ITSELF RUMBLING WITH TORMENT AND UPHEAVAL
FROM JERUSALEM (ISRAEL) IN 1967
WESTERN POWERS ARE GIVEN THREE WEEKS TO OPEN AQABA GULF
FROM HUE (VIETNAM) IN 1968
U. S. MARINES ARE IN NEED OF HELP IN THE WARZONE
FROM WASHINGTON/ D. C. (UNITED STATES) IN 1969
AMERICANS WITNESSED U.S. BUTCHERY OF VIETNAMESE CIVILIANS
FROM PRETORIA (SOUTH AFRICA) IN 1970
NONWHITES HAVE NO CHANCE LEFT IN THE APARTHEID SYSTEM
FROM DACCA (BANGLA DESH) IN 1971
WAR IS NO SOLUTION FOR ONE OF THE WORLD’S NATURAL VICTIMS
FROM PEKING (CHINA) IN 1972
NIXON’S VISIT HELPS TO IMPROVE BILATERAL RELATIONS
FROM MOSCOW (SOVIET UNION) IN 1973
EXPENSIVE CARS ARE LEONID I. BREZHNEV’S GREATEST WEAKNESS
FROM LUDHIANA (INDIA) IN 1974
CLIMATE CHANGES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGES
FROM PHNOM PENH (CAMBODIA) IN 1975
FIVE YEARS AFTER SIHANOUK THE COUNTRY SUFFERS FROM MISERY
FROM NOWHERE (WORLDWIDE) IN 1976
REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL REPORTING JURY OF MARCH 4, 1977
FROM KUALA LUMPUR (MALAYSIA) IN 1977
SOUTHEAST ASIA’S COASTS ARE CLOSED FOR DESPERATE REFUGEES
FROM CAIRO (EGYPT) IN 1978
SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH A HUNDRED PERCENT DEMOCRACY
FROM ARANYAPRATHET (THAILAND) IN 1979
FOR NUMEROUS PEOPLE THE NATION’S TRAGEDY IS A BONANZA
FROM GUATEMALA CITY (GUATEMALA) IN 1980
U. S. HELP IS OUT OF SIGHT WHILE THE COUNTRY IS BOILING
FROM WARSAW (POLAND) IN 1981
KEY DECISIONS ARE LAID TO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ARMY
FROM BEIRUT (LEBANON) IN 1982
MOSLEM QUARTERS ARE NOW OCCUPIED BY MILITARY FORCES
FROM AMMAN (JORDAN) IN 1983
POLITICAL PROBLEMS IN THE REGION ARE FAR FROM BEING SOLVED
FROM ADDIS ABABA (ETHIOPIA) IN 1984
A DESPERATE CONTINENT FACES DEATH OF STARVATION
FROM MANILA (THE PHILIPPINES) IN 1985
THE POVERTY-STRICKEN COUNTRY FACES A CAPITAL FLIGHT
WINNERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL REPORTING AWARD, 1986–2000 – SPACE FOR NOTES –
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