The Los Angeles Times, for its exposé of wrongdoing within the Los Angeles City Government Commissions, resulting in resignations or criminal convictions of certain members, as well as widespread reforms.[1]
Al Delugach and Denny Walsh of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, for their campaign against fraud and abuse of power within the St. Louis Steamfitters Union, Local 562.[3]
Moneta Sleet Jr. of Ebony magazine, for his photograph of Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow and child, taken at Dr. King's funeral. (Magazines were not eligible for the Pulitzers, but Sleet's photograph qualified because it was distributed to newspapers through the Associated Press.)[5]
^"Hundreds of articles tell corruption story". Los Angeles Times. May 6, 1969 – via Newspapers.com.
^"GI photo essay wins Pulitzer for Fetterman". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. May 6, 1969. (Part 2 of article)
^"Globe reporters honored for inquiry on union". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 6, 1969 – via Newspapers.com.
^"'Shot by instinct,' won prize". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. AP. May 6, 1969 – via Newspapers.com.
^Roy Peter Clark (April 9, 2018). "Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral, a photographer and a photo that still makes us cry". Andscape. ESPN. Retrieved 2020-08-23.