1944 Pulitzer Prize

"But Where Is the Boat Going?", the prize-winning editorial cartoon

"Homecoming", one of the prize-winning photographs

"Tarawa Island", the other prize-winning photograph

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1944.

Journalism awards

Public Service:
- The New York Times for its survey of the teaching of American history.
Reporting:
- Paul Schoenstein and associates of the New York Journal American, for a news story published on August 12, 1943, which saved the life of a two-year-old girl in the Lutheran Hospital of New York City by obtaining penicillin.
Correspondence:
- Ernest Taylor Pyle of the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance, for distinguished war correspondence during the year 1943.
Telegraphic Reporting (National):
- Dewey L. Fleming of The Baltimore Sun, for his distinguished reporting during the year 1943.
Telegraphic Reporting (International):
- Daniel De Luce of the Associated Press, for his distinguished reporting during the year 1943.
Editorial Writing:
- Henry J. Haskell of the Kansas City Star, for editorials written during the calendar year 1943.
Editorial Cartooning:
- Clifford K. Berryman of the Evening Star (Washington D.C.), for "But Where Is the Boat Going?"
Photography:
- Earle L. Bunker of the Omaha World-Herald, for his photo entitled, "Homecoming".
- Frank Filan of the Associated Press, for his photo entitled "Tarawa Island".

Novel:
- Journey in the Dark by Martin Flavin (Harper).
Drama:
- No award given
History:
- The Growth of American Thought by Merle Curti (Harper).
Biography or Autobiography:
- The American Leonardo: The Life of Samuel F B. Morse by Carleton Mabee (Knopf.
Poetry:
- Western Star by Stephen Vincent Benet (Farrar).
Music:
- Symphony No. 4. Opus 34 by Howard Hanson (Eastman School of Music). Performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on December 3, 1943

Journalism:
- Byron Price, Director of the Office of Censorship, for the creation and administration of the newspaper and radio codes.
Journalism:
- Mrs. William Allen White received a scroll indicating appreciation of Mr. White's interest and services during the past seven years as a member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University.
Letters:
- Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, for Oklahoma.

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