This Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1942 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs in the United States. In its first six years (1942–1947), it was called the Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting – National.
List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting – National YearName(s)PublicationRationale1942The New York Times"for his distinguished reporting of important labor stories during the year."1943No award1944The Baltimore Sun"for his distinguished reporting during the year 1943."1945The New York Times"for his news dispatches and interpretive articles on the Dumbarton Oaks security conference."1946St. Louis Post-Dispatch"for his articles on the Tidewater Oil situation which contributed to the nationwide opposition to the appointment and confirmation of Edwin W. Pauley as Under Secretary of the Navy."1947The Washington Post"for his series of articles published during 1946 on the Columbians, Inc."
List of winners for Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting