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Eyes on the Prize

The Pulitzer's greatest achievement over the past 100 years lies not in naming winners, but in setting standards
Nathan G. Caldwell, NF ’41 and Gene S. Graham, NF ’63

Nathan G. Caldwell, NF ’41 and Gene S. Graham, NF ’63

Caldwell and Graham spent half a dozen years reporting on the undercover deal between United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis and billionaire financier Cyrus Eaton, who had major interests in…
Stan Grossfeld, NF ’92

Stan Grossfeld, NF ’92

Feature Photography, 1985 · The Boston Globe
George Rodrigue, NF ’90

George Rodrigue, NF ’90

National Reporting, 1986 · The Dallas Morning News
Maria  Henson, NF ’94

Maria Henson, NF ’94

What started out as a single editorial, written after a Lexington woman was fatally shot by her abusive husband, turned into a series of editorials about battered women in Kentucky.…
Shirley Christian, NF ’74

Shirley Christian, NF ’74

Christian was recognized for her dispatches from Central America. Her specialty was reporting on the human dimensions of political strife.GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala—“If you want to cry out for the dignity…

Hedrick Smith, NF ’70

Public Service, 1972 · The New York Times
Anthony Lewis, NF ’57

Anthony Lewis, NF ’57

Lewis wrote a series of articles about Abraham Chasanow, a civilian employee of the U.S. Navy who—deemed a security risk for allegedly having communist associations—was suspended from his job for…
Stanley Forman,  NF ’80

Stanley Forman, NF ’80

Spot News Photography, 1977 · Boston Herald American
Doug Marlette, NF ’81

Doug Marlette, NF ’81

Marlette, who died in 2007, is remembered by Christopher Weyant, NF ’16, a cartoonist for The New Yorker.Of the thousands of political cartoons I’ve read over the course of my…