1966 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1966.

Journalism awards

Public Service:
The Boston Globe, for its campaign to prevent confirmation of Francis X. Morrissey as a federal district judge in Massachusetts.
Local General or Spot News Reporting:
Staff of the Los Angeles Times, for its coverage of the Watts Riots.
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
John Anthony Frasca of The Tampa Tribune, for his investigation and reporting of two robberies that resulted in the freeing of an innocent man.
National Reporting:
Haynes Johnson of the Washington Evening Star, for his distinguished coverage of the civil rights conflict centered about Selma, Alabama, and particularly his reporting of its aftermath.
International Reporting:
Peter Arnett of the Associated Press, for his coverage of the Vietnam War.
Editorial Writing:
Robert Lasch of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for his distinguished editorial writing in 1965, exemplified by "The Containment of Ideas".
Editorial Cartooning:
Don Wright of The Miami News, for "You Mean You Were Bluffing?"
Photography:
Kyoichi Sawada of United Press International, for his combat photography of the Vietnam War during 1965. A photo entitled "Flee to Safety", depicting a Vietnamese family wading across a river after their village was attacked, was cited as a noted example of his work.