Two journalists in New York said Tuesday they want a Pulitzer Prize awarded to a New York Times reporter for his coverage of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki revoked, saying he was employed by the U.S. War Department when he wrote his articles.
As a New York Times reporter, William L. Laurence was given the prestigious U.S. award in 1946 for his eyewitness account of the bombing of Nagasaki and a series of 10 articles on the development, production and significance of the atomic device.
Amy Goodman, host of the national radio and TV program "Democracy Now!" and her brother, David, a contributing writer to Mother Jones magazine, are hoping other journalists will follow their lead in asking the board to revoke the prize.
The pair said Laurence, a science correspondent for the New York Times, was also on the payroll of the U.S. War Department.