1983 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1983.

[edit] Journalism Awards

Public Service:
- The Jackson Clarion-Ledger, for its successful campaign supporting Governor Winter in his legislative battle for reform of Mississippi's public education system.
Local General or Spot News Reporting:
- Editorial Staff of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, for its courageous and resourceful coverage of a devastating flood in March 1982.
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
- Loretta Tofani of The Washington Post, for her investigation of rape and sexual assault in the Prince George's County, Maryland, Detention Center.
National Reporting:
- The Boston Globe, For its balanced and informative special report on the nuclear arms race.
International Reporting:
- Thomas Friedman and Loren Jenkins of The New York Times and Washington Post (respectively)

For their individual reporting of the Israeli invasion of Beirut and its tragic aftermath.

Feature Writing:
- Nan C. Robertson of The New York Times, for her memorable and medically detailed account of her struggle with toxic shock syndrome.
Commentary:
- Claude Sitton of the Raleigh News & Observer.
Criticism:
- Manuela Hoelterhoff of The Wall Street Journal, for her wide-ranging criticism on the arts and other subjects.
Editorial Writing:
- The Miami Herald Editorial Board, for its campaign against the detention of illegal Haitian immigrants by federal officials.
Editorial Cartooning:
- Richard Locher of the Chicago Tribune.
Spot News Photography:
- Bill Foley of Associated Press, for his moving series of pictures of victims and survivors of the massacre in the Sabra Camp in Beirut.
Feature Photography:
- James B. Dickman of the Dallas Times Herald, for his telling photographs of life and death in El Salvador.