1980 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1980.

Journalism awards

Public Service:
- Gannett News Service, for its series on financial contributions to the Pauline Fathers.
Local General or Spot News Reporting:
- Staff of The Philadelphia Inquirer, for coverage of the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island.
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
- Stephen A. Kurkjian, Alexander B. Hawes Jr., Nils Bruzelius, Joan Vennochi and Robert M. Porterfield of The Boston Globe Spotlight Team, for articles on Boston's transit system.
National Reporting:
- Bette Swenson Orsini and Charles Stafford of the St. Petersburg Times, for their investigation of the Church of Scientology.
International Reporting:
- Joel Brinkley, reporter and Jay Mather, photographer of The Louisville Courier-Journal, for stories from Cambodia.
Feature Writing:
- Madeleine Blais of The Miami Herald, for Zepp's Last Stand.
Commentary:
- Ellen H. Goodman of The Boston Globe
Criticism:
- William A. Henry III of The Boston Globe, for critical writing about television.
Editorial Writing:
- Robert L. Bartley of The Wall Street Journal
Editorial Cartooning:
- Don Wright of The Miami News
Spot News Photography:
- Anonymous, distributed by United Press International, for Firing Squad in Iran. In 2006, the photographer was identified as Jahangir Razmi.
Feature Photography:
- Erwin H. Hagler of The Dallas Times Herald, for a series on the Western cowboy.