1932 Pulitzer Prize

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
• *Indianapolis News for its successful campaign to eliminate waste in city management and to reduce the tax levy.
• Reporting:
• *W. C. Richards, D. D. Martin, J. S. Pooler, F. D. Webb and J. N. W. Sloan of the Detroit Free Press for during the 1931 convention in Detroit.
• Correspondence:
• *Charles G. Ross of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for his article entitled, "", a discussion of economic situation of the United States
• Correspondence:
• *Walter Duranty of The New York Times for his series of dispatches on Russia specifically the working out of the Five Year Plan. This award has been controversial because of claims that Duranty lied about the famine in Ukraine. At this time readers of the Times are gathering signatures to revoke the prize from Duranty because of this lie. See Journalism Scandals § Walter Duranty
• Editorial Writing:
• *No award given
• Editorial Cartooning:
• *John T. McCutcheon of the Chicago Tribune, for "A Wise Economist Asks a Question".

  Letters and Drama Awards

• Biography or Autobiography:
• *Theodore Roosevelt by Henry F. Pringle
• Novel:
• *The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
• Drama:
• *Of Thee I Sing by George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind and Ira Gershwin
• History:
• *My Experiences in the World War by John J. Pershing
• Poetry:
• *The Flowering Stone by George Dillon